A budget speech of a chancellor who is trapped
Well, that wasn’t terribly edifying, was it? I suppose we knew not to expect an exercise in humility…
Budget 2013
Did the Budget help families? The devil is in the detail…
Yesterday’s budget contained a number of controversial measures that will impact families. Some have been dressed up as…
Budget 2013: A missed opportunity on housing
Given that the UK economy is in its longest downturn for 100 years, we desperately need growth, and…
Terrible news for the Coalition (and Labour)
The growth figures in George Osborne’s budget are terrible news for the coalition. But they hardly make good…
Osborne’s Construction failure (and the Housing solution)
Today’s budget was nothing short of a humiliation for George Osborne. Growth continues to flat-line, borrowing is rocketing…
Miliband shows his us his passion and flair (but where was that yesterday Ed?)
Before the Budget statement Ed Miliband was careful not to use any material that anyone would remember afterwards.…
Full Text: Ed Miliband’s Budget Response
Ed Miliband’s 2013 Budget response – the full text was as follows: Mr Deputy Speaker. This is the…
The Borrowing Budget – Osborne borrowing £245 Billion MORE than planned in 2010
I’ve just been speaking to the Labour Treasury Team, and their calculation is that Public Sector Net Borrowing…
#downgradedchancellor is trending at No.2 worldwide on Twitter
Ed Miliband finished his response to George Osborne today with a tweet – as a result #downgradedchancellor is…
How GDP estimates for 2013 and 2014 have collapsed in a matter of months
In today’s budget George Osborne announced the revised OBR rates of growth for 2013 and 2014. Growth predictions…
