George Osborne
Buoyant tax revenues give Osborne room to manoeuvre
The UK’s public finances were in much better shape in January than expected. There was a current budget surplus of £8.5bn and public sector net borrowing was -£3.7bn.
Britain’s economy falls further behind G7
Britain is being left behind. With growth projections down, unemployment up, and consumer confidence down, the UK economy contrasts sharply with news around the world.
Osborne’s bank levy: The desperate action of a desperate chancellor
George Osborne thought his failure to secure any agreement on bank bonuses and lending plus his cynical ruse to give banks a massive corporation tax cut had been missed.
Balls and Osborne clash in first Commons duel
Ed Balls and George Osborne went head-to-head across the despatch box at Treasury Questions for the first time today, reports Shamik Das.
Miliband: “Tories were encouraging us to deregulate further”
Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have accused the Conservative party of trying to drive the last government further away from regulating the activity of the City of London.
Osborne’s u-turns on regulation and bonuses enough to make your head spin
On bankers’ bonuses alone, George Osborne’s constant changes of direction since becoming shadow chancellor in 2005 would be enough to make anyone’s head spin.