Spending review (CSR)

It’s Chancellor George Osborne’s first full Budget. But as the Government tries to balance growth with the “age of austerity”, what will it deliver? Channel 4 News speaks to the experts.

Channel 4 News is creating a crowd-sourced map of spending cuts in the UK. Show us cuts you’ve seen online or tweet them to #c4cuts.

As a “radical overhaul” sets out to save over £1bn by targeting overtime and bonuses, the Police Federation warns it will do “everything possible” to vent anger.

Council staff are opting for pay cuts to save their jobs as town halls implement the biggest budget reductions since the Second World War, writes Political Correspondent Cathy Newman.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended cuts to local Government budgets by pointing to authorities that have protected services.

The Bank of England lowers its growth forecast and signals a rise in interest rates to tame inflation – but Faisal Islam says the Monetary Policy Committee cannot agree on the way forward.

More than 80 Liberal Democrat councillors attack the Government over local spending cuts – but an expert tells Channel 4 News the cuts are not unreasonable.

Cuts to the police budget outlined in the government’s spending review will mean 10,190 fewer police officers in England and Wales within two years, according to new research by the Labour party.

Student protesters hit the streets again on Saturday to complain about tuition fees and cuts in public services. In Manchester it led to a cat and mouse chase with police, writes Victoria Macdonald.

David Cameron insists he won’t change course on the UK economy despite a shock contraction but do we need a “Plan B” to boost growth? Cathy Newman reports as two economists debate for Channel 4 News.

Ministers are warned that plans to scrap dozens of quangos will not save money or improve accountability, as MPs say the whole process so far has been “botched”.

Prime Minister David Cameron uses his New Year’s message to warn next year will be “difficult” – but insists Britain has a “really bright future” ahead. Julian Rush looks at what is to come in 2011.

Predictions in politics are a mug’s game: defining moments, from 9/11 to the banking collapse, often come from nowhere. But caveats aside, here’s some tips for 2011, from Gaby Hinsliff.

A key government pledge to provide 15 hours of free nursery care for the most disadvantaged two-year-olds needs extra funding to succeed, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal.

The Coalition Government is to press ahead with radical reforms of the National Health Service, which will see as much as 80 per cent of the budget in the hands of GPs, writes Victoria Macdonald.