2012: MORE CUTS. 2014: FEWER CUTS. Will the real David Laws please stand up?
Liberal Democrats MPs really will say anything to get elected.
public spending
Majority of the public reject Osborne’s austerity plan
Poll shows that neither Cameron nor Miliband are trusted to perform safe cuts.
Why Labour’s deficit reduction plans are genuinely different to those of the government
Labour’s deficit reduction plans for the next parliament are genuinely different to those of the Conservatives.
We still have choices about Trident replacement
Should we be patrolling with nuclear weapons when we face no current strategic threat and see ourselves as a constructive force for good in the world?
If Osborne takes us back to the thirties, how different will things look?
Does Osborne have any right to get ruffled about comparisons with the 1930s?
We need an honest debate about debt reduction. But don’t expect it from George Osborne
The reduction of the national debt should be achieved over a generation – not a handful of years.
Do Tory benefit cuts impact on children’s rights?
A new report suggests that young people identify several infringements of their rights in George Osborne’s economic policies.
Five things to expect from the Autumn statement
Heroic announcements on public service spending cannot detract from the reality of our economic situation.
An incoming Labour government will need an iron discipline on public spending and a bold plan for growth
In 2010 George Osborne set out his plan to rescue the UK’s economy, but this week we’ll once again see his failure laid bare. He told the country he would balance the books in this parliament, but his failure to get the economy moving again means that whoever is in government after May 2015 will inherit a deficit of over £90 billion.
Birmingham’s widening “jaws of doom”
Birmingham’s Labour-run council is facing a £625 million deficit by 2016/2017. Budget cuts of up to 50% are planned. What public services will survive?