Zero carbon homes by 2016 as green gloves come off
Labour and Conservative made green announcements today. Low carbon homes will be compulsory by 2016. But George Osborne’s plans faced criticism.
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Turner: Osborne’s regulator reshuffle will cause “disruption”
Adair Turner joined Hector Sants today in questioning the wisdom of George Osborne’s policy to scrap the FSA. He said it would cause “disruption”.
The questions that George Osborne must answer
Lord Robert Skidelsky says Osborne is “interviewed a lot, but people haven’t really nailed him.” Left Foot Forward sets out a questions for interviewers.
Johnson defies Cameron on 50p tax
Boris Johnson today called the Government’s policy to introduce a 50p tax a “double disaster”. This puts pressure on Cameron and Osborne who say it should stay.
Tory tax credit policy in disarray
Theresa May appeared to contradict George Osborne this morning on tax credits. But the Conservative’s figures don’t add up – their policy would save £352.5 less than they estimate.
Osborne the “clown” gets confused on stimulus
George Osborne was today accused by Chief Secretary Liam Byrne of making “a complete clown of himself” as he asserted that the US would be out of recession even without the stimulus, a claim denied by the two of thetest
Osborne and Clarke at odds over VAT cut
Evidence of a split between the Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Business Secretary over the VAT cut.
Osborne’s banking proposals just “populist headline-grabbing” says analyst
A leading analyst has described George Osborne’s proposals on bankers’ bonuses as “populist headline grabbing”.
Cameron must drop IHT pledge to be a true progressive
This week the Progressive Conservatism Project at Demos published twelve tests that Cameron must meet by 2012 to fulfil his pledge to have governed as a progressive. One in particular stands out. The Conservatives cannot credibly claim to be progressive while supporting a cut in inheritance tax.
Osborne fails to detail spending plans
George Osborne failed to outline how he would pay for the £13 billion of Tory policy proposals already promised this week during his speech to conference today.