As 20 leading economists call on the Chancellor to scrap the 50p top rate of tax, one of them tells Channel 4 News Britain’s economy is likely to be damaged unless action is taken.
Former chancellor Alistair Darling’s memoirs reveal a brutal regime at No.10 under Gordon Brown, whose failure to acknowledge the scale of the economic crisis undermined Labour’s economic policy.
A few alarm bells went off in the Channel 4 newsroom yesterday when the Chancellor flagged up jobs growth as the silver lining to some rather gloomy GDP figures. Is growth in the public sector worth shouting about? FactCheck investigates.
Tuesday was a good day to bury bad news. Like the Government’s increasing reliance on Special Advisers, as FactCheck discovered.
British train manufacturer Bombardier confirms it will shed 1,400 jobs after a Government decision to award the £1.5bn Thameslink contract to a German rival.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has urged trade unions not to fall into the Government’s “trap” of calling mass strikes in opposition to planned public sector pension reforms.
The Shadow Chancellor calls for an emergency VAT cut amid poor retail sales figures. But Nick Clegg says Labour’s plans are “bankrupt”, and an economist tells Channel 4 News the move would cost £12bn.
Chancellor George Osborne backs plans to ring-fence banks’ retail arms and says he will sell Northern Rock. Gary Gibbon says he is trying to signal the beginning of the end of the financial crisis.
A cache of documents showing Gordon Brown and Tony Blair bitterly haggling over control of No 10 have been leaked. In one letter, Mr Brown labels Mr Blair as “shallow”.
The Teflon Tories, the SNP surge, Clegg’s kicking and lacklustre Labour: politics Professor Bill Jones writes for Channel 4 News on the “remarkable” outcome of the AV referendum and elections.
Britain’s economy has recovered by just 0.5 per cent at the start of 2011, undermined by a big drop in construction, and Labour has seized upon the results to criticise Chancellor George Osborne.
David Cameron invites the wrath of female opposition MPs by reviving the spirit of Michael Winner at PMQs, reports Peter McHugh
News of Ed Miliband’s impending nuptuals briefly lightens the mood at Prime Minister’s Questions, reports Peter McHugh.
Despite the protests, arguments and riots, post-Budget the government and opposition are much closer than either would like to admit argues Faisal Islam
As Chancellor George Osborne announces that bank bonuses will fall this year, Channel 4 News looks in detail at the Government’s proposals.