Paul Mason
Exclusive: the true scale of the cuts to come
The scale of the cuts is the prime reason why no politician – Labour included – wants to spell them out.
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Police cuts: a stark warning from Northern Ireland
As the head of Northern Ireland’s Police Federation warns of “catastrophic” consequences from possible budget cuts of over £100m, Channel 4 News examines why NI’s police still occupy a unique role.
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Michael Crick
Does Tory primary in Rochester breach spirit of legal spending limits?
The Conservatives are splashing tens of thousands on a ‘primary’ in Rochester. Good for democracy, or a wheeze for getting around spending rules?
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FactCheck: UK stats chief backs us on floods spending
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.
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FactCheck: a deluge of spin on floods spending
The government says that despite the cuts, it is still spending more on flood defences than Labour. But this claim is far from watertight, as FactCheck finds out.
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Tories split over Osborne’s welfare cuts strategy
Cracks in the government’s welfare strategy open up after allies of Iain Duncan Smith round on George Osborne for announcing a further £12bn in benefit cuts.
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Budget cuts and flooding put vital defences at risk – MPs
Sweeping budget cuts could affect the Environment Department’s ability to respond to emergencies such as the current flooding, MPs warn.
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‘The year of hard truths’: Osborne’s further cuts warning
Chancellor George Osborne reinforces his plans for lower spending – and warns that only further austerity measures can pay for tax cuts and better job prospects.
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Nick Clegg: Osborne’s cuts to welfare a ‘monumental mistake’
Nick Clegg criticises George Osborne’s plans to fix the British economy with deep cuts to the welfare budget, saying the chancellor is heaping the burden on those with the “narrowest shoulders”.
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Energy companies announce cuts in bills
Three of the “big six” energy companies in the UK vow to freeze or cut household bills in response to a government initiative.
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Staying green: Clegg hits back at Cameron’s tax cuts plan
As the row over energy bills heats up, Nick Clegg warns David Cameron that stripping green levies could cost jobs and reduce support for poor households.
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Irish students take to the streets to protest against cuts
Austerity kids: young people in Ireland are demonstrating against education cuts and rising student fees. One student on the march tells Channel 4 News about the “mental strain” of having no money.
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GMB cuts Labour party funding
Leading trade union GMB announces it is cutting its affiliation funds to Labour from £1.2m to £150,000 in the wake of the row over party reforms.
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Gary Gibbon
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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Spending review: ‘what do they eat while job hunting?’
There are mixed reactions to George Osborne’s spending review; charities and unions attack curbs on welfare but business groups praise the chancellor’s commitment to infrastructure spending.
