Politics Budget 2015: George Osborne misses his targets again George Osborne has offered some reprieve on austerity. Let’s hope it gets used wisely. By Nida Broughton
Politics Today’s borrowing figures are good news – but we’re not out of the woods yet By Nida Broughton
Government borrowing: the numbers don’t add up There is less scope in the years ahead for our current levels of borrowing to be eliminated by further… By Nida Broughton
A “stronger economy“? The Lib Dems must tell us how they would create one The Liberal Democrats' slogan at their party conference is "Stronger Economy, Fairer Society", but where's the detail on achieving… By Nida Broughton
George Osborne needs wage growth not spending cuts Tax revenues flowing into the Treasury would make a big difference to the amount of spending cuts needed. By Nida Broughton
Labour need to address the self-employment problem Of all workers in the UK, over one in every seven is self-employed. Labour should account for this in… By Nida Broughton
We need investment, not cuts, to deal with our fiscal headaches Rather than using the forecast structural surplus to pay down the national debt, the government should invest it in… By Nida Broughton
The failure of Help to Buy 1: homes aren’t being built where they’re most needed London is set to see the highest growth in households, but only around 5% of new builds were in… By Nida Broughton
Why good news for GDP isn’t necessarily good news for the Chancellor The output gap is a strange and unpredictable beast, writes Nida Broughton. By Nida Broughton