Search results for ‘spending cuts’

1,253 items found

  • 19 Oct 2010

    David Cameron presents the Strategic Defence Review, cuts are expected to fall on the army in Germany, the Navy’s carrier fleet and RAF aircraft. Follow it as it happens on our live blog.

  • 18 Oct 2010

    The Chancellor George Osborne has won the backing of 35 top business leaders as he prepares to announce where the axe will fall in his comprehensive spending review on Wednesday.

  • 16 Oct 2010

    The focus around the expected cuts to the armed services has intensified as the government argues with itself of how much those cuts should be.

  • 15 Oct 2010

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has raised concerns over the potential international impact of deep defence spending cuts in the UK, including to the Nato alliance.

  • 7 Oct 2010

    CutsCheck is getting wind that George Osborne is launching a new drive to sell state-owned assets as he scrambles to bring Britain’s deficit under control.

  • 6 Oct 2010

    Cuts to defence are unavoidable, Liam Fox says, but the Trident nuclear deterrent will go ahead and veterans will get more support – a “welcome, albeit small, step”, one charity tells Channel 4 News.

  • 5 Oct 2010

    Exclusive: care homes in many parts of the United Kingdom are facing a grim combination of funding cuts and declining standards, according to figures obtained by Channel 4 News.

  • 3 Oct 2010

    As the government confirms plans to push through fundamental welfare reform, spending cuts will dominate the Conservative conference, which opens today.

  • 1 Oct 2010

    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

  • 1 Oct 2010

    As the Conservatives gather in Birmingham for their conference, they’ll find themselves in a city which, like many others, has difficult financial decisions to make. But just how deep are Birmingham’s cuts likely to be?

  • 30 Sep 2010

    In a leaked letter, Defence Secretary Liam Fox tells the Prime Minister of his fears for the nation’s defence capability if the Coalition’s budget cuts aren’t reigned in. But how much will speculated cuts save?

  • 29 Sep 2010

    Defence Secretary Liam Fox warns the prime minister of “grave consequences” if “draconian” spending cuts are made to the Armed Forces while Britain is at war. Carl Dinnen investigates.

  • 27 Sep 2010

    CutsCheck looks at what cuts to local authority budgets are likely to mean for social care for older people

  • 27 Sep 2010

    FactCheck is expanding into CutsCheck, a new web service to check out what the government spending cuts really mean. We’ll scrutinise the cuts ministers announce, scrutinising the figures to tell you who will be affected, where it’ll hurt most, and how much will really be saved.

  • 27 Sep 2010

    During the Labour conference in Manchester, CutsCheck looks at the cuts the city council is making ahead of the comprehensive spending review next month.