Green Politics
£6bn cuts – long-term pain for short-term gain?
Schools funding, Sure Start children’s centres and 16-19 education were spared the axe this morning as George Osborne and David Laws announced £6bn of cuts.
Varun Chandra
Vote 2010: The banking system
This election, and more importantly its aftermath, will be defined by the economy, with the incoming government facing some unpalatable choices & spending cuts.
IoD: Tory hung parliament fears are “irresponsible”
To consistently mislead the British public on the likely economic consequences of a hung parliament, as the Tory Party continues to do, is simply unacceptable.
Stop the fearmongering on hung parliament risk
The Conservatives have this week argued that a hung parliament will lead to economic Armageddon. But the markets are already comfortable with the idea.
Taxing banks – the IMF proposals are the best we’ve seen
Limit taxpayer-exposure to future financial crises, raise revenue to replenish government finances, address supernormal, often grotesque, profits and bonuses.
Still not top of the class – Lib Dem finance policies fall short
The broad objectives of the Lib Dem finance proposals are to make banks smaller, encourage them to lend and help local businesses access capital.