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Hoban dodges fairness question six times
On the Today programme this morning, Treasury minister Mark Hoban failed to answer Justin Webb’s question about the fairness of the Budget six times.
Humphreys fails to tell the whole picture on debt
When interviewing Ed Balls on the Today programme this morning, John Humphreys cited a McKinsey study to claim the UK’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 469 per cent – “the highest in the world”, yet fails to clarify the full meaning of this figure nor put it into context.
Are the Tories really getting to grips with the deficit?
On the Today programme this morning, David Cameron defended the coalition’s £6bn cuts – but the rationale for the move has shifted since the election.