George Osborne
Budget 2012: Some welcome news for cities, but questions remain about jobs and growth
Rachel Smith, research analyst at Centre for Cities, looks at the impact of George Osborne’s Budget 2012 on the cities of the United Kingdom.
Budget 2012: Young people weren’t expecting much, and got even less
Sam Coates, co-chair of the Young Greens, writes about what George Osborne’s Budget 2012 means for young people.
Budget 2012: Good or bad? For the few or the many? Vote in our survey
Vote in Left Foot Forward’s Budget 2012 survey. It closes at 12:00pm on Friday, March 23rd, with the results being sent out later that day in our weekly email.
Budget 2012: “Clegg’s face said it all: Distant, pale and sullen” – Sco/Wal/NI reaction
Left Foot Forward’s devolution correspondent Ed Jacobs rounds up the Budget 2012 reaction from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Budget 2012: Osborne hasn’t done enough to help unemployed in the north
Katie Schmuecker, associate director of IPPR North, looks at the impact of George Osborne’s budget on the north of England.
Budget 2012: Does Osborne think Caan, Ashcroft and Green are “morally repugnant”?
Kevin Meagher wonders what will happen the next time George Osborne meets the “morally repugnant” tax dodgers James Caan, Lord Ashcroft and Sir Philip Green.