Channel 4 News
George Osborne’s fight for ‘full employment’
George Osborne today set himself a new commitment: to “fight for full employment in Britain”, Gary Gibbon reports.
-
London penthouse sells for £140m. Should we care?
A penthouse at a luxury apartment block in London is sold for a British record of £140m. Is this more evidence of an unwelcome housing bubble?
-
UK economy continues to grow strongly
The UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first three months of 2014, with output now on the verge of reaching levels last seen before the financial crisis began six years ago.
-
UK workers could receive first real pay rise for six years
Inflation falls for the sixth month in succession in March paving the way for an end to the prolonged squeeze on wages, official figures show.
-
Taxing issue: jail threat for overseas tax evaders
Chancellor George Osborne is talking tough on tax evasion – again – this time threatening that those who avoid tax by hiding their money overseas could face prison. But will it work?
-
-
Should Labour be doffing its welfare cap to IDS? – FactCheck
Iain Duncan Smith has been on the airwaves justifying the welfare cap, claiming he’s stopping Labour’s out-of-control spending. Is he justified?
-
Gary Gibbon
Welfare – caps and traps
One former Labour cabinet minister said he’d be looking very carefully tonight at the size and make-up of Labour’s rebellion on the welfare trap (sorry, “cap”) devised by George Osborne.
-
Tories trounced on Twitter over beer and bingo poster
The Conservatives have been hit with a Twitter “takedown” after a “patronising” advert on how the Budget 2014’s beer and bingo cuts help “hardworking people”.
-
Jackie Long
Budget brings storm clouds to Port Sunlight
Port Sunlight on the Wirral lives up to its status as a model village, with wide tree lined roads and pristine gardens. That’s despite, not because of, the economy, residents say.
-
Gary Gibbon
Budget 2014
This is a fiscally neutral budget of slight readjustments, rather than a major economic moment.
-
Gary Gibbon
Budget 2014 – it’s all politics
“It is completely political,” someone with knowledge of the budget told me. The “surprise” being mooted could be a crowd-pleasing Tory pledge on personal taxation.
-
Faisal Islam
Budget 2014: Carney butts in on a day of surprises
This is George Osborne’s big chance. It is the first time he will hold up the budget box at a time of a robustly growing economy. It has been a four-year wait for this pleasure.
-
Budget 2014: who are the winners and losers?
Aside from booze and bingo – who are the winners and losers in the budget? Sarah Smith, Faisal Islam and accountant Mike Scoltock give their reaction to a very political budget.
-
Why not everyone gains from a higher personal allowance
The chancellor could raise the personal tax allowance in Wednesday’s budget, but to do so is expensive and can skew the way money is distributed across the population.
-
Recovery: can you feel it? Budget 2014 live coverage
Chancellor George Osborne is heralding Britain’s economic recovery. But can you feel it? Latest analysis and video in our budget 2014 live blog.
