George Osborne
Those targeted by new Workfare scheme make up just 2% of benefits bill
Those targeted by a new workfare scheme to be announced by chancellor George Osborne today make up just 5 per cent of JSA claims and 2.5 per cent of the benefits bill.
Five reasons why George Osborne is wrong
George Osborne’s declaration that his economic policy is “working” will have come as something of a shock to millions of families up and down the country.
‘The world’s gone mad’ – Institute of Directors on Osborne’s Help to Buy scheme
Yesterday was probably a good day to bury bad news. It was also very probably an opportune moment to promote a bad policy in the hope that it would slip under the radar of those with critical voices.
Today’s announcement on fracking has tilted the balance further in favour of fossil fuels
Today George Osborne more than halved the amount of tax the UK’s nascent shale gas industry will need to pay, from 62 per cent to 30 per cent.
SNP uncovers evidence spending review will hit poorest hardest
The Scottish National Party has declared that “Westminster isn’t working” as it has unearthed evidence showing the poorest 20 per cent will be worse of as a result of the spending review when compared with the budget in March.
What does the Spending Review mean for growth in our cities?
Everyone knew there would be very little money to spare in Wednesday’s Spending Review and Thursday’s ‘Growth Statement’. The slow recovery of the national economy has put paid to any attempts to move away from ‘austerity’, so departmental cuts of up to 10 per cent came as no surprise.