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Archive: Spending Cuts
Child benefit change 'will be a disaster for ministers'
The government's plans to withdraw child benefit for well-off families could be an "operational and reputational disaster" for ministers, accountants have claimed.
Coalition open to child benefit change
Tories brace for middle-class child benefit anger
Budget 2012: Give to the rich, give to the poor
Tories brace for middle-class child benefit anger
The Conservatives are releasing polling demonstrating the popularity of the coalition's child benefit cuts in a bid to forestall criticism of the move.
Podcast: No escape from Britain's economy bind
Is there any way out for George Osborne and co? The answer, it turns out, is probably 'no'.
Poll: Police cuts make two-thirds feel unsafe
Sixty-five per cent of people feel less safe due to the number of cuts to police officers, according to a survey released today ahead ofpolice and crime commissioner elections.
Ed Miliband Hyde Park speech in full
Read Ed Miliband's speech to the anti-cuts rally in Hyde Park in full
Miliband treads a fine line in anti-cuts Hyde Park rally
Ed Miliband suffered outbreaks of heckling today as he addressed tens of thousands of people marching against the coalition's spending cuts.
Cameron speech as it happened
Follow David Cameron's 'hour of reckoning' speech with politics.co.uk's live blog.
Analysis: What did we learn from Osborne's speech?
George Osborne has some new rhetoric and a couple of intriguing new policies. But does it all add up?
Sketch: The Osborne mirage
"We have the people at our side," Osborne declared. Is he seeing something we're not?
George Osborne speech as-it-happened
George Osborne's speech to the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on our live blog.
John Lewis without the rights: Osborne unveils new employee deal
George Osborne has used his conference speech to unveil a new voluntary approach to employee rights, prompting a divided response from commentators.
Economists: More austerity will spook the markets
Investors will lose faith with the UK if George Osborne implements new austerity measures, economists said today.
Balls steals Cameron's 'national interest' clothes
Ed Balls daringly stole the Conservative's own conference slogan from them today, with a detailed speech mapping out how Labour would govern in the "national interest".
You have been warned: NHS chiefs fear 2013 'turning point'
The NHS could begin to suffer serious reverses from next year as financial pressures set in, a leading health think-tank has warned.
Stand by your plan: Treasury's Lib Dem backs Osborne
Danny Alexander demonstrated his complete commitment to George Osborne's 'plan A' in his speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton this lunchtime.
Corporation tax down, welfare spending up: Is Osborne doomed?
George Osborne faced serious questions about his deficit reduction plan after unexpectedly bad figures for July showed public finances plunging into the red.
Comment: Don't be ashamed to be lazy
Tory MPs want to work you to the bone. But it's alright to be lazy.
Comment: Asylum in the age of austerity
The British asylum system is creaking under the strain of austerity.
Must try harder: £35bn remains in uncollected tax
HMRC has failed to collect £35 billion in tax, partly due to the fact it has laid off staff responsible for collecting the money.
Carry on cutting: IMF backs UK's spending cuts 'credibility'
The coalition's deficit reduction plan has received a strong endorsement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Interview: Eleanor Laing
The sex equality chair talks about breast feeding, multiculturalism and whether you're allowed to say 'calm down, dear'.
Osborne's 50p tax rate claims trashed
George Osborne's claims about the lack of income from the 50p tax rate are deeply uncertain, experts have warned.
Budget 2012: Give to the rich, give to the poor
George Osborne is to help the very richest as well as the poorest in society in his third Budget later.
Cut in aid budget proposed to help defend Falklands
Britain would be better able to defend the Falklands if it cuts its aid budget to countries such as India, a former Sea Lord has said.
Westminster disgusted by Olympic 'disobedience' call
Union chief Len McCluskey's call for strikes and "civil disobedience" during the Olympics is attracting widespread condemnation in Westminster.
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