Spending Cuts

The new limit on "Annually Managed Expenditure".
Osborne's welfare super-cap is a frightening prospect for families
By Lindsay Judge - 21 March 13:14

The new limit on "Annually Managed Expenditure" could mean even less support for the unemployed and the working poor.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves 11 Downing Street on March 18.
To avoid further cuts, Osborne should raise taxes and reduce benefits
By Andrew Harrop - 18 March 17:39

Rather than cutting over-stretched public services, the Chancellor should raise more from the wealthy through tax rises and cuts to universal benefits.

Welfare cuts aren't just bad for the poor, they're bad for growth.
Labour should make the economic case against welfare cuts
By George Eaton - 15 March 10:04

Welfare cuts aren't just bad for the poor, they're bad for growth too. Miliband and Balls should say so.

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith.
Disabled families still aren't exempt from the bedroom tax
By George Eaton - 12 March 16:13

The "discretionary fund" cited by Duncan Smith will cover just £2.71 of the £14-a-week loss in housing benefit facing disabled claimants.

The loss of 370,000 public sector jobs since 2010 has left some departments stru
Too much austerity: the public sector begins hiring again after "over-firing"
By George Eaton - 12 March 14:23

The loss of 370,000 public sector jobs since 2010 has left some departments struggling to provide basic services.

Conservative MP and former defence secretary Liam Fox. Photograph: Getty Images.
Liam Fox's speech on the economy: full text
By Liam Fox - 11 March 11:21

Former Conservative defence secretary calls for greater spending cuts and tax cuts, including the temporary abolition of capital gains tax.

The OBR writes to the PM and tells him: "tax increases and spending cuts reduce
The OBR rebukes Cameron for claiming that austerity has not hit growth
By George Eaton - 08 March 16:28

"Tax increases and spending cuts reduce economic growth", Office for Budget Responsibility head tells Cameron in letter.

George Osborne walks into Downing Street.
The public don't support further welfare cuts
By George Eaton - 18 February 14:19

A new poll shows that 72 per cent of voters want welfare spending to be increased or frozen.

A protest in Trafalgar Square in 1990 against the poll tax.
Poll Tax II: the poorest face council tax rises of up to 333%
By George Eaton - 31 January 13:11

A single parent working part-time on the minimum wage could pay £404 more in council tax from this April.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. Photograph: Getty Images.
Welfare cuts mean a dramatic rise in council tax for the poorest
By Matthew Pennycook - 31 January 9:09

The decision to reduce the budget for council tax support by 10 per cent means low-income households face a tax increase of up to £600.

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