spending cuts
Scottish independence would leave Trident dead – and the MoD don’t care
Kate Hudson, general secretary of CND, reports that the MoD have made no contingency plans as to what to do with Trident in the event of independence.
Osborne’s refusal to increase demand leaves young unemployed without hope
The public sector is cutting jobs, the private sector is scaling back recruitment and most of the government’s apprenticeships are being taken up by older people.
We can still fight Trident: Here’s how
Daniel Blaney defends the CND's campaign for nuclear disarmament.
Osborne’s cuts having “damaging effect” on Northern Ireland peace process
Kevin Meagher reports on the effects of the coalition’s cuts on the Northern Ireland peace process, which Martin McGuinness says are having a “damaging effect”.
IFS: Education spending will “shrink” at fastest rate “since at least the 1950s”
A new report today reveals education spending will be slashed by more than 13 per cent over this parliament - the largest cut since at least the fifties.
IMF boss repeats call for Plan B
The IMF's boss has given her strongest warning yet that Britain should slow the pace of its spending cuts. She called for countries "to adjust their austerity programmes".