As bad as George Osborne, but with worse jokes – McDonnell on Hammond’s speech
This is the full response by John McDonnell, the shadow Chancellor, to the speech by opposite number Philip…
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Seema Malhotra: Osborne’s living wage con fails hard-working Britons
Wherever you look in George Osborne’s record of six years as Chancellor you find false economies –…
Osborne’s tax cut for top earners ‘cost £100 million’
George Osborne’s decision to cut the 50p tax rate for top earners has cost the Treasury around £100…
Osborne’s austerity is nothing more than a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich
George Osborne’s theme for his latest Budget was “putting the next generation first”. This claim stands reality on its…
Chris Leslie: Tycoon tax cut shows Osborne’s warped priorities
When the headlines around the sugar tax eventually dissolve, the Budget fundamentals will leave a bitter taste…
Revealed: The first page of Labour’s manifesto – dedicated to a “Budgetary Responsibility Lock”
The Labour election manifesto is released in Manchester tomorrow (Monday) and the first page of that document has…
One thing Osborne left out of his Budget statement
Osborne may have claimed that he is “fixing the roof as the sun begins to shine”, but it…
Gove loses a commons vote, already…
His first day in his new job as chief whip and Michael Gove has already lost a vote…
Getting the OBR to track child poverty would mean governments could no longer ignore it
David Cameron pledged to lead the most family friendly government ever. But this has turned out to be…
Balls calls for the OBR to scrutinise political party spending
Ed Balls, shadow chancellor of the exchequer, is calling for the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) to scrutinise…
