Eight questions about the autumn statement answered
Ahead of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement tomorrow, here are eight questions about the speech, the economy and the politics answered.
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George Osborne unveils a new raft of powers for prosecutors and tax authorities to clamp down on wealthy people who use offshore accounts to evade or avoid tax.
Actor Michael Sheen delivers a rousing speech in defence of the NHS during a St David’s day rally.
Most cancer cases are the result of biological “bad luck”, not lifestyle, according to a controversial new study. But can the odds be stacked in your favour? How?
Ahead of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement tomorrow, here are eight questions about the speech, the economy and the politics answered.
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The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists agree a ceasefire after talks in Minsk, as Nato members decide to increase defending spending at their summit in Newport.
Owen Paterson, the outgoing environment secretary, was loathed by environmentalists and animal lovers. By contrast former science minister David Willetts was the darling of academics.
The Environment Agency’s Lord Smith had to face angry citizens during the winter floods. But isn’t that the job of ministers?
Cyber attacks against Ukraine carry worrying echoes of Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia. Is this the new way to wage war?
Writing in the Church Times, David Cameron insists we should be ‘evangelical about Christianity’ and ‘pull together to change the world’. Will voters heed his message?
Ahead of publication of the latest IPCC report, there’s no real argument about the major climate change threat to the UK. Water is set to become this country’s biggest problem.
The chair of the UK Statistics Authority has added his voice to growing doubt over the government’s use of statistics on flood defence spending.
Bishops think there is a link between food poverty and government welfare reforms. But what is the hard evidence?
Environmental experts say the damage caused by the recent flooding could have been prevented if the correct water management techniques had been used.
Twenty-seven bishops condemn the government’s “punitive” welfare reforms, which they say have forced people into food and fuel poverty.