Budget 2011

How cancelling 'made-up' debt could help the UK meet aid targets
By Tim Jones - 30 December 13:02

Treating debt relief for Sudan as charity will allow aid targets to be met at no cost.

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Short-changing the kids
By James Mills - 26 March 10:18

This Budget put profit before young people.

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Can we trust Dave?
By Mehdi Hasan - 25 March 10:54

Cameron is breaking his "personal" pledges.

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Osborne set to break pledge to protect NHS spending
By George Eaton - 24 March 15:35

The IFS warns that higher inflation means NHS spending will be cut by 0.1 per cent.

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Osborne must know he can't tell the oil companies how to behave
By David Blanchflower - 24 March 14:41

This is economics at its most basic: the burden of tax can be shifted.

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Leader: The perils of Ricardian-Osbornism
By Staff blogger - 24 March 14:38

The trouble for Osborne is that every economic indicator is heading in the wrong direction.

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The Budget does nothing to dispel the dark clouds of my prophecy
By David Blanchflower - 24 March 14:38

George Osborne's Budget will be a failure.

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Is Britain really out of the “danger zone”?
By George Eaton - 24 March 14:15

Ratings agencies warn that slower growth could put Britain’s AAA rating at risk.

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Full Transcript | George Osborne | Budget Speech | 23 March 2011
By George Osborne - 23 March 17:58

"A Budget for making things not for making things up."

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Osborne has not solved the cost of living crisis
By Gavin Kelly - 23 March 17:45

Britain needs convincing ideas about how to ensure that real wages rise.

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