public spending
Poll shows two thirds of public overestimate public expenditure – or do they?
A closer look at ComRes poll, commissioned by the right wing Institute of Economic Affairs, that claimed the public agreed with them on the need for savage cuts.
Using No2AV’s cant on public spending to campaign against cuts
We thought it was time to turn the tables on the Tories by using the No2AV posters they funded to campaign against the Coalition’s cuts.
Government ramps up Trident work despite coalition pledge
As the government cracks under pressure on forest sales and housing benefit for the long-term unemployed, further revelations on Trident replacement spending are adding to their headaches.
OBR inflation figures mean budget cuts for health and schools
New inflation estimates by the OBR mean that the NHS and schools budget will fall in real terms over the spending review period. The Government had promised promised a 0.4 per cent increase in NHS funding.
‘Ring-fenced’ NHS will receive limited protection from the coalition
Do health services really justify a ring-fenced budget? Left Foot Forward's health policy expert Trevor Cheeseman examines the issue.
A responsible deficit reduction plan
With the Spending Review just four weeks away, pressure is beginning to ramp up on George Osborne with widespread public […]