The big tax credit cut almost nobody has heard of

Few are prepared for the tax credit cut that could affect millions
Should Britain jump into bed with China quite so enthusiastically?

If our economy is so dependent on Chinese cash, what happens when China stops coughing up money?
Labour can win as an anti-austerity party. They can’t win as a shambles

Shadow chancellor causes major row after U-turning on Osborne’s fiscal charter
George Osborne may tell fairy tales, but at least you know his story

The chancellor’s is the most successful politician in Westminster. But he still may falter
Revealed: How Osborne will hammer the working poor

Full extent of the chancellor’s cash-grab on the working poor revealed
Boris Johnson warns Osborne’s ‘living wage’ will damage campaign for higher wages

Chancellor has ‘muddied the waters’ about what a living wage means
George Osborne’s ‘living wage’ is not enough to live on

Osborne’s ‘living wage’ fails to take into account tax credit cuts
Labour’s meekness has given Osborne the cover to savage the working poor

The chancellor attacks the working poor while presenting himself as a champion of social justice – but it’s Labour’s weakness which made it possible.
Pick of the Week: Don’t cry for me, Boris

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PMQs verdict: Small slip-up aside, Osborne survives dangerous encounter

Chancellor George Osborne needed to be neither too good nor too bad during his first PMQs – and he just about managed it