by Sam | 2 Apr 2014 | Welfare
Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron is pushing for his party to withdraw its support for the spare room subsidy, branded by Labour as the “bedroom tax”. Farron, who is not in the Government and his on the left of the Party, claims the policy has caused...
by Sam | 19 Mar 2014 | Economy, Politics
Chancellor George Osborne has today delivered his fifth Budget at the House of Commons. He announced that the UK economy is forecast to grow 2.7% this year and went on to state that a new £1 coin would be introduced in 2017. Details about public borrowing and the...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2014 | Economy
The Tax Payers Alliance (TPA) has published its latest addition of its Bumper Book of Government Waste, which claims to reveal that “the Government wasted £120.4 billion in 2012-13, the equivalent of £4,560 per every household in the UK”. The research is...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jan 2014 | Local Government
Local authorities in England are holding on to £1.5bn of unspent “community money” given to them by developers during planning talks, Freedom of Information requests submitted by the BBC have suggested. The Section 106 money is intended to be used for...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Jan 2014 | Politics, Welfare
A further £25bn spending cuts will be needed after the next election, including £12bn from the welfare budget, the Chancellor George Osborne has warned, reports the BBC Olly from PSI: these cutbacks will inevitably place pressure on further public service reform as...
