spending review
The government has learned nothing from previous attempts to revive major road-building
As expected, the spending review is a very mixed bag for sustainable transport. While some funding for buses has been saved, and already-announced investment in the railways safeguarded, the government made a big play of new roads, setting itself on a collision course with environmental campaigners.
We need an infrastructure strategy beyond the M25
Today’s announcements about infrastructure spending are yet another U-turn for a coalition government which cut capital spending far too deeply at the last spending round.
Mixed reaction to Spending Review across the nations
Across the nations the chancellor’s spending review has received a mixed reaction to say the very least.
Osborne’s budget gift to payday lenders
We've a gaffe-prone chancellor in George Osborne: before it was the 4x4 in the disabled parking space, then it was the fine for not having a first class ticket. Now he's caught out by The Sun for eating a “posh burger”.
Health ringfence is not enough to protect the NHS
Health spending has always been a public priority: PwC recently found that 67 per cent of people support protecting the NHS - up from 58 per cent in 2010.
Jobseeker’s Allowance changes will not help more people into work
We were anticipating the announcement about a cap on Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) spending for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This accounts for a huge lump of government spending overall – much of the rest of the savings are tinkering by comparison.