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CutsCheck: the cost of delaying Trident
Less than a month after David Cameron told the Commons the decision to delay replacing Trident would “save around £1.2bn”, the defence secretary appears to be arguing quite the opposite. What’s going on?
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Will all regions be equally affected by cuts?
“I don’t accept that any particular regions should do worse out of the government’s economic policy.” Chancellor George Osborne, Evidence to the Treasury Select Committee, 4 November 2010 The background Today Chancellor George Osborne faced a grilling from MPs about the cuts announced in the Spending Review. The cuts are “credible and deliverable” he told…
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University tuition fees: more progressive than before?
FactCheck takes a look at the measures the Coalition has added to Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding to make the system “more progressive”.
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Govt in a pickle over “town hall Pravdas”
The government wants to stop councils producing weekly so-called Town Hall Pravdas to save money and help boost the local press. But FactCheck finds it might not do either.
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Did Labour MEPS vote for a 6% rise in EU budget?
FactCheck analyses a claim from the Prime Minister and Treasury Chief Secretary that Labour MEPs voted for a 6% rise in the EU budget.
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CutsCheck: balancing the council books
44% of council leaders thought they could make all these savings without any reductions in the level of services. It sounds optimistic – but it could be good news for council tax payers.
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Winter Fuel Payments to the vulnerable
Pensioners escaped relatively unscathed from the slashing Spending Review with their universal Winter Fuel Payments intact, although the top-up the last government introduced for two years is still due to come to an end. But is it just the vulnerable that benefit?
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Spending Review: the price of the Pupil Premium
Have the Lib Dems, once again, been forced to water down one of their most cherished policies – the pupil premium? FactCheck finds out.
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PledgeCheck: the Coalition cuts to their election pledges
FactCheck looks at a few of the pledges the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have dropped in the name of coalition and cost cutting.
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Ed Miliband’s first PMQs as Labour leader
Ed Miliband makes a “good debut” in his first appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions as Labour Leader, writes Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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Efficiency and Austerity
FactCheck analyses Sir Philip Green’s report for the government on public sector procurement – and finds that Sir Philip isn’t the first person to carry out this sort of inquiry.
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Pensions timebomb?
FactCheck analyses Lord Hutton’s report on the affordability of public sector pensions
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LIVE BLOG: follow #c4news 7 October 2010
Watch Channel 4 News’ report from the San Jose mine in Chile, where 33 miners are trapped, and an interview with Oliver Stone about his new film, Money Never Sleeps.
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CutsCheck: capping benefits
CutsCheck looks at Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that benefit claims will be capped
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CutsCheck: NHS really safe in their hands?
CutsCheck looks at the cuts being made by NHS trusts, despite the government’s pledge to increase health service spending in real terms every year