IFS: Borrowing figures “an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu for Osborne”
The Institute for Fiscal Studies have said today’s public sector finance figures will result in a feeling of “déjà vu” for the chancellor.
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CentreForum: Osborne must ask the wealthy to pay their fair share in the Autumn Statement
CentreForum’s submission to the Autumn Statement calls for measures to ensure the vulnerable in society don’t feel the brunt of austerity.
Energygate raises serious questions of the Tory Party’s commitment to the Climate Change Act
Today’s Guardian reveals the Tory MP running the Corby campaign backed climate denier James Delingpole’s aborted bid for the seat – and helped push the Tories further towards an anti-green, anti-wind farm position. Newly appointed energy minister John Hayes,test
“Pleb and buried”; “On yer bike”; “Great train snobbery”… Mitchell, Osborne, avert your eyes!
Saturday’s #PlebGate front pages make uncomfortable reading for Andrew Mitchell and George Osborne… Enjoy!
The chancellor should not increase benefits by less than today’s inflation figure
Not increasing benefits by 2.2 per cent in April next year would be wrong and more evidence we are most definitely not all in it together, writes Tony Dolphin.
IMF: Cuts hurt growth more than expected
The IMF thinks cuts have damaged growth more than previously thought, reports Will Straw.
Now energy companies warn Osborne: Go green or we’ll leave Britain
Seven major energy companies employing 17,500 workers in Britain are threatening to withdraw hundreds of millions of pounds of investment.
Polls cast pall over Cameron and Osborne as Tory conference begins
As the Conservative Party Conference begins in Birmingham today, the latest polls provide the grimmest of backdrops for David Cameron and George Osborne.
Lab 2012: Balls must challenge the anti-green chancellor
Ed Balls must do more to challenge the anti-green George Osborne, writes Liz Hutchins, Friends of the Earth’s political co-ordinator.
Fiscal arithmetic of the next spending review cannot be avoided
Kayte Lawton outlInes the cuts that are expected in the upcoming spending review by George Osborne and the problems facing all parties to gain election in 2015.