Tag Archives: borrowing

Better to borrow to invest than borrow because your policies are failing

By James Bloodworth | Published: March 20, 2013

The below graph shows the additional borrowing in each year compared to the estimates at the Autumn Statement in December.

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Vince Cable’s New Statesman article makes plain the need for a new economic strategy

By Guest | Published: March 8, 2013

Against the backdrop of the loss of the triple-A rating much coveted by Conservative Ministers – and trivialised by others – Cable is right again. Wednesday’s remarkable New Statesman article makes plain the case for a new economic strategy, and the need for as elegant as possible a reversal of Osbornomics that was itself eclipsed by Cable in the economic debates of 2010.

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Osborne’s missing 4G billion increases pressure for cuts

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 20, 2013

The shortfall from the sale of 4g broadband capacity means chancellor George Osborne will be under increasing pressure to make greater cuts.

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Watch: Miliband flays Cameron on the economy at PMQs

By Left Foot Forward | Published: January 30, 2013

Following Friday’s poor growth figures, Ed Miliband went after David Cameron on his failing economic record at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions.

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Borrowing is rising after all

By Will Straw | Published: January 22, 2013

Latest figures show borrowing is continuing to rise.

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Borrowing up £56 billion over five years

By Shamik Das | Published: December 5, 2012

Borrowing will be up £56 billion over the next five years.

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IFS: Borrowing figures “an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu for Osborne”

By Shamik Das | Published: November 21, 2012

The Institute for Fiscal Studies have said today’s public sector finance figures will result in a feeling of “déjà vu” for the chancellor.

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Labour lay into Cameron on NHS and borrowing on eve of Tory conference

By Shamik Das | Published: October 5, 2012

Labour stepped up the pressure on David Cameron today with a new poster mocking his airbrushed pre-election pledge, and a new “Borrowing Counter” website.

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Osborne’s borrowing target goes off beam

By Tony Burke | Published: September 24, 2012

Tony Burke examines the recent borrowing figures and the government’s failure to deliver its promise to control borrowing.

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Latest borrowing data offer only a small crumb of comfort for the chancellor

By Tony Dolphin | Published: September 21, 2012

Tony Dolphin examines the small amount of comfort which George Osborne can take from the recent borrowing figures.

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