Osborne goes on the attack: 8 in the morning – March 1st

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Osborne attacks Balls in the Guardian – with an article that suggests he’s rattled.

* Sunny Hundal debunks Osborne’s 4 claims.

* Meanwhile, Labour has a lead over the Tories with the “squeezed middle”.

* Education won’t stop the west getting poorer.

* Anti-gay Christians lose foster ruling.

* Immigration fees rise sharply.

* Have Yes to AV broken data protection rules?

* And the Tories outspent both Labour and the Lib Dems at the last election.

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