Capital spending repentance?
The government will be trumpeting new money for infrastructure projects, but there’s no disguising the bad news coming down the track.
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Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond says George Osborne’s “diktat”, rejecting a currency union with an independent Scotland, has backfired north of the border.
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney says an independent Scotland would have to cede some of its national sovereignty if it wants to keep the pound.
Business leaders and even former Labour ministers have said they don’t like Ed Balls’ plan to bring back the 50p top rate of tax. But could the move help pay down the deficit?
A third runway at Heathrow could be toxic for politicians from all three main parties. What did they say then and what are they saying now?
Launching the Scottish government’s blueprint for independence, Alex Salmond says Scotland’s future “is now in Scotland’s hands”. But the document includes a commitment to keep the pound.
One year ahead of the independence referendum, Scotland is modern, wealthy and competent enough to embrace the prospect of independence, says writer and musician Pat Kane.
The Institute of Directors says the government should scrap its plans for a £50bn high-speed rail link between London, Birmingham and the north of England.
The government will be trumpeting new money for infrastructure projects, but there’s no disguising the bad news coming down the track.
Rachel Reeves and George Osborne crossed swords in the House of Commons over spending on infrastructure. Who’s right? FactCheck digs in.
As Mark Carney takes the reins at the Bank of England, Economics Editor Faisal Islam looks at the politics behind his surprise appointment.
On the heels of George Osborne’s request for a first class upgrade, new figures show that more than a quarter of MPs use first class rail travel – sometimes at five times the cost of standard tickets.
It was a very different world in 2003 when the governor of the Bank of England landed the job. What would happen if he applied today?
With the success of Scottish and Yorkshire athletes reflected in Team GB’s final Olympics medal tally, former PM Gordon Brown says the UK could become a “beacon” for how countries can co-exist.
You might think reading George Osborne’s words suggesting Labour ministers instigated the Libor fixing or were complicit in some way, that the Chancellor is sitting on some juicy evidence. Perhaps he’s learnt something from a long-serving Treasury hand who knows where the bodies are buried? Not so, writes Gary Gibbon.
In the wake of the Barclays rate-fixing scandal, the Commons rejects Labour’s motion for a judge-led probe in favour of a parliamentary inquiry led by Treasury select committee chairman Andrew Tyrie.