Osborne’s fairness claims fall flat. Again
The governement suggests the distributional impact of the spending cuts is less regressive than if these important areas were also included; but are they right?
George Osborne
Payback? Osborne’s raid on BBC gives Murdochs exactly what they wanted
Ideologically-driven Conservatives have seized the economic crisis to knock back the BBC – and it only took 48 hours, writes Left Foot Forward’s Joy Johnson.
There is an alternative
George Osborne will stand up today and tell the House of Commons that there’s “no alternative” to the pain of his cuts. Every time he does so, he’s lying.
Osborne’s deficit plan hits growth twice as hard as Johnson’s
The Coalition has attacked Alan Johnson’s deficit reduction plan. The truth is that it is costed and will result in a much lower impact on growth.
Osborne, Mitchell and Hammond accused of tax avoidance
In the week in which the coalition will announce massive cuts to public services three high-ranking cabinet ministers face accusations of tax avoidance.
ippr: Our progressive spending review plan
Our guest writer is Nick Pearce, director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) How should Labour respond to the spending review this week? The temptation will be to oppose the cuts without offering a clear alternative. But that wouldtest
Not so fast
Speculation is growing that the Coalition will slow the timetable for deficit reduction. The slow down would bring the Government more into line with Labour’s planned approach.
Ten policy headaches for the government on child benefit
Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, outlines ten policy headaches for David Cameron and George Osborne over the changes to Child Benefit.
What a difference a year makes
George Osborne today announced the end of child benefit as a universal benefit. The move is in direct contradiction to his conference speech last year.
Why emulating Ireland means entering the “financial danger zone”
George Osborne said the Coalition had moved Britain out of the “financial danger zone”. But the Irish experience shows that the planned cuts will make matters worse.