If Osborne takes us back to the thirties, how different will things look?
Does Osborne have any right to get ruffled about comparisons with the 1930s?
George Osborne
Worst cuts yet to come, warns Institute for Fiscal Studies
Britain faces at least five years of savage pending cuts if deficit reduction plans announced by chancellor George Osborne are enacted, according to the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Autumn statement pulls the rug from under the SNP
The chancellor’s statement has for once given Westminster the upper hand over Holyrood.
Autumn Statement: The northern powerhouse must be more than just Manchester
Ideas for a northern powerhouse are welcome. Now the chancellor must go further.
Osborne’s policies are deliberately designed to shift money from the poorest to the richest
Research from LSE has found that the chancellor’s policies have seen the poorest five per cent lose income while the top one per cent have gained.
Autumn Statement 2014: Osborne’s 2010 promises – shot to pieces
The promise that Osborne made in 2010 to ensure balanced growth in all parts of the country has gone the same way as his promise to balance the books.
Autumn Statement 2014: what you need to know
The key measures from today’s Autumn Statement.
Five things George Osborne won’t say in his Autumn Statement
We know most of what’s going to be in the Autumn Statement. But here’s what the chancellor won’t tell you today.
Autumn Statement: On offshore tax income at least, the chancellor gets it right
The government is making a sensible move in criminalising the failure to declare taxable offshore income.
We need an honest debate about debt reduction. But don’t expect it from George Osborne
The reduction of the national debt should be achieved over a generation – not a handful of years.