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Head of government’s financial watchdog issues stinging rebuke of its economic plan
The Tories' 2017 election mantra just received another kicking.
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Osborne’s missing 4G billion increases pressure for cuts
The shortfall from the sale of 4g broadband capacity means chancellor George Osborne will be under increasing pressure to make greater cuts.
Economic update – June 2012: The economy – and the government’s policies – going nowhere
The government's rejection of stimulus measures to promote growth has left the British economy static, with declining growth and increasing inflation.
Memo to 50p tax trashers, #2: The effective tax rate is hardly ever 58p
Alex Hern further questions the letter to the Telegraph supporting the scrapping of the 50p tax rate.
Memo to 50p tax trashers: Laffer Curve peaks at over 75 per cent
Alex Hern defends the 50p tax rate against the economic know-nothings who would cut it to 'boost revenue' (their own)
ECB bailing out British banks exposes coalition’s finance failure
Cormac Hollingsworth writes on the embarrassment for the chancellor that is the British banks RBS and Lloyds having to go to Europe for a bailout