Spring Statement 2022: Do you wannabe my tax-cutter?

Wannabe Thatcherite Rishi Sunak believes that the path to the premiership he craves runs through a low tax agenda that revs the engines of the tory backbenchers and grassroots party members that decide leadership elections. But he also knows that the prospects of a...

George Osborne warns £25bn more cuts needed

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...