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Archive: Spending Cuts
Sniper fire across Whitehall: MoD hostilities continue ahead of spending review
Philip Hammond continued his war of words with the Treasury in defence questions this afternoon, as the weekend's row over the Army's ceremonial horses rumbled on.
Forces face fresh redundancy wave
Outsourcing the Army? Defence sec thinking 'innovatively'
MPs attack 'grotesque' defence job cuts
Dodging a bullet: Frontline troops won't be cut again
Philip Hammond appears to have won his battle with the Treasury over more defence cuts.
Deja vu? Balls says it will take Labour 'years' to sort out coalition's mess
It will take Labour years to sort out the economic mess created by the coalition government, Ed Balls warned today.
Nipped in the bud: Osborne dismisses more welfare cuts
George Osborne has ruled out any further cuts to the welfare budget in next month's spending review, risking another bout of anger and opposition from the Conservative backbenches.
Analysis: Weary Osborne's discomfort deepens
Few chancellors have faced a more challenging policy environment than this one. That doesn't mean Osborne hasn't managed to make a tough job even harder.
The public finally turns against austerity
The public's patience with the government's austerity programme appears to finally be running out, after a new poll showed a majority now opposed it.
Small victories: Osborne breathes sigh of relief as UK avoids triple-dip recession
George Osborne bought himself some much-needed breathing room today, as official figures showed the economy grew by 0.3% in the first three months of the year.
Arts world told to get profitable as more cuts loom
Leading figures in Britain's arts world have been told they must turn their product into a "commodity" to justify continued funding.
Poorest hit hardest by austerity, new data shows
The most deprived areas of the country are being hit hardest by the government's deficit reduction programme, new information from Labour suggests.
No April Fool: Families pay the price of coalition's cuts
The average family will be £891 worse off under the coalition's tax hikes and benefit cuts in 2013/14.
Sketch: Gollum Osborne finally chokes on his own words
The chancellor's strange combination of nervousness and indignation finally gets the better of him.
Budget 2013: Osborne tests Einstein's definition of madness
George Osborne is set to test Albert Einstein's definition of insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" when he delivers his fourth Budget later today.
'It really is that bad': Why Labour can't win on the economy
Labour is not winning the economic argument because it is failing to come up with a credible alternative "growth model", a leading political academic has claimed.
Clegg provides coalition's first 'we got it wrong' moment
The coalition government was wrong to have cut capital spending as quickly as it did after the 2010 general election, Nick Clegg has admitted.
Confidence building? Hunt says NHS 'dotted' with failures
Shocking levels of care seen at Stafford hospital still exist in pockets "dotted" across the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
Benefits: Those who know least oppose them the most
Those who know least about Britain's current benefits arrangements oppose them the most, according to new polling.
The benefits skirmish: Balls unveils Labour's first strike
Labour has unveiled plans to push the long-term unemployed back into work, ahead of a crucial vote on benefits next week.
Abandon ship! Every man for himself as coastguard cuts sink morale
Coastguard station closures and "mixed messages" from ministers have been blamed by MPs for rapidly increasing vacancies in Britain's coastguard.
Podcast: Ed Balls and the politics of opposition
We speak to Ed Balls about his autumn statement demands and winning back voters – before analysing his comments to reveal what they say about life out of power.
Autumn statement fallout: Icy grip takes hold as AAA credit rating under threat
George Osborne's entire economic strategy is teetering on its foundations after a major credit rating agency said it would reconsider Britain's AAA rating.
Autumn statement 2012 analysis: Protecting the middle classes
Osborne's autumn statement measures represent an attack on the fringes of society: the poorest and richest are paying the price.
Gove responsible for £1bn overspend in rush to create academies
Michael Gove's reputation came under severe criticism today when it emerged his department had created an estimated £1 billion of additional costs in its rush to expand the academies programme.
Two years later: New student protest to hit London
A new mass student protest will hit central London this week, two years after riots led to fierce clashes with police.
Comment: Disability tests are a stain on Britain's conscience
Our attack on disability benefit is forcing sick people to live their remaining days in poverty and fear.
Man with terminal brain cancer told he's 'fit for work'
A man with terminal brain cancer is among those being told they are 'fit for work' under the government's work capability assessment programme, new research has discovered.
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