Archive of articles from 2007

Lords defend right to trial by jury

The House of Lords last night rejected plans to remove trial by jury from complex fraud cases.

Lyons review: Make council tax fairer

Lyons review into local funding finally published

Council tax is not 'broken' but does need to be made fairer, a government-commissioned review concluded today.

FOI is 'for the public not press'

'Trivial' information requests criticised

The Freedom of Information Act is "mainly for the public", the lord chancellor will say later today.

Budget 2007 summary

The Budget 2007 in brief.

Brown launches 'Budget for families, for fairness and the future'

The chancellor Gordon Brown concluded his 11th and most likely final budget final to cheers as he announced a two pence cut in income tax to 20 per cent.

Brown's budget 'misses green opportunity'

Despite being widely touted as a 'green Budget' the chancellor has been accused of missing an opportunity to stress his green credentials.

Cheers for 2p tax cut fade quickly

Gordon Brown confirmed his reputation as an economists' chancellor today with Budget 2007 unveiling a surprise reform of the tax system.

Brown's Budget tax shock deflects from bad week

Gordon Brown may have promised not to use Budget 2007 to launch his leadership bid, but Westminster commentators have already called it one of his most political Budgets yet.

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