Jon Snow
I met up with a friend over the weekend who has been offered an endowed Professorship at one the UK’s “Great Universities”. He’s a scientist and the post is at the top of his particular proclivity. He is 80 per cent certain of rejecting the Chair and is presently on track to leave Britain for an emerging Asian University, where he has been offered a higher salary.
FactCheck analyses Sir Philip Green’s report for the government on public sector procurement – and finds that Sir Philip isn’t the first person to carry out this sort of inquiry.
CutsCheck looks at Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that benefit claims will be capped
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?
People who get government help to pay their mortgage interest are going to see that help cut by half from October 1st. It may save £15m but who’s it going to hit the hardest?
CutsCheck looks at what cuts to local authority budgets are likely to mean for social care for older people
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogs on how challenging the coalition government’s public spending round is likely to be, with particular pressure on defence, pensions, business, schools and health.
Faisal Islam talks to chancellor George Osborne about cuts, Trident, and the end of “soap opera” government.
Gary Gibbon
Public sector redundancy changes and pension changes have a disproportionate impact on women workers.
Faisal Islam blogs on how Sir Alan Budd’s forecast has far from backed up the government’sline on the deficit.
The Tories and the Lib Dems released their coalition policies today. FactCheck looked at how these compared to the claims both made before the election.
Jon Snow
As the election campaign enters its final few days, Jon Snow blogs on how this has been an election quite unlike any other.
Gary Gibbon
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, we don’t know 87 per cent of the cuts Labour would have to make if they stuck to their election promises, 82 per cent of the Tory cuts that would come your way, 74 per cent of the cuts the Lib Dems would have to make.
Faisal Islam blogs on how Conservative adviser Martin Read has revealed more of the Tories’ spending cuts plans, but the party won’t release the full calculations.
Today Sir Peter Gershon came out and gave some detail on the Tory savings efficiencies.