More spending cuts on the way if coalition is to meet savings targets
If the coalition is to meet its spending targets it will have to make further cuts to departmental budgets.
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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.
IFS: Free school meals for all increased attainment in disadvantaged areas
A study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has revealed that offering universal free school meals increased attainment in primary schools in disadvantaged areas.
IFS: NHS budget squeeze set to last “at least a decade”
The NHS, which David Cameron promised was “safe in my hands”, faces a budget squeeze unparallelled in more than half a century.
Budget 2012: The IFS’s devastating picture that shows we’re not all in it together
Will Straw reports on the IFS’s budget analysis, which shows the richest 10% have done better under this government than the poorest 40 per cent.
The IFS is feeding the trolls what they want to hear on pensions
Nigel Stanley assess the IFS’ green budget report, and finds that they are understating the effect of pension changes.
Cameron ignores evidence literally in front of his face
Alex Hern reports on Ed Balls’s active background role in today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, and his canny prepared graph.
Forget “child poverty”; just fight for a decent childhood for all
Kate Bell and Jason Strelitz write about how best the government can achieve its aim of ending child poverty in Britain.
IFS: Education spending will “shrink” at fastest rate “since at least the 1950s”
A new report today reveals education spending will be slashed by more than 13 per cent over this parliament – the largest cut since at least the fifties.
The coalition is actively increasing child poverty
The Resolution Foundation’s Felicity Dennistoun explains the IFS’s figures for child poverty, and puts them in the context of the wider welfare reforms.