5 thing I’ve learned at Tory conference (so far)
I’m almost 24 hours in to my first Tory conference, which is a strange experience for a Labour-supporting…
George Osborne
“He’s blown it”: Tory MPs slam “painful” Osborne speech
Backbench Tory MPs are privately despairing at George Osborne’s speech to Tory Conference yesterday. The Chancellor’s announcement that…
Failing to meet export targets – Osborne has got it wrong again, says Mahmood
Today, Shabana Mahmood, Shadow Treasury Minister, has explained how George Osborne is on course to fall short of…
Tory ministers urge Osborne to cap rail fare rises
The Evening Standard have reported that high-level Tory minister are pressuring Chancellor George Osborne to cap average rail…
Why won’t the government debate with Labour on the economy?
As we noted yesterday, the Tories are feeling pretty smug about the economy (although considering the recent fall…
It’s time Labour declared war on tax avoidance
The dictionary definition of “rhetoric” is “language designed to have persuasive effect, often lacking in sincerity”, and we’ve…
Is Osborne using public money to fund an election tour?
George Osborne is facing serious questions about the use of taxpayers’ money used to fund an “infrastructure tour”,…
Tory minister lets slip: We want to bring in regressive flat tax
The Tories still want to look into implementing a flat tax system, whereby the poorest taxpayers would pay…
Are Osborne’s spinners block journalists from asking questions they don’t like?
An intriguing story emerged from a copy of the Express and Star last week, the regional newspaper that…
Growth back to pre-crash levels – but a full recovery is still a long way off
Good news this morning from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), who confirm economic growth for the last…
