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  • 5 Dec 2012
    Autumn Spending Review: we're not all in this together

    The poorest will have to shoulder the biggest burden as a result of today’s Spending Review by George Osborne.

  • 28 Oct 2009
    Parliament challenged to open up its finances

    Parliament will be given a chance to vote to open up the finances of quangos and national government today, when it debates strengthening the government's Local Spending Reports.

  • 28 Sep 2009
    Outrage at news of increased funds for royal family

    There has been a shocked response to news that the royal family is seeking to negotiate an increase in the Civil List - the money they are granted each year from public funds - despite the public spending cuts that are likely due to the recession.

  • 18 Sep 2009
    Trident will cost nearly five times predicted price, warns report

    New research published by Greenpeace and backed by senior politicians has warned that the cost of replacing the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system will be over £95 billion – in contrast to the roughly £20 billion earmarked by the government.

  • 15 Feb 2007
    Stop Trident replacement, the actress said to the bishop

    Well-known thespian Emma Thompson and Anglican Bishop of Southwark Tom Butler are among 100 public figures spanning the arts, science, politics, academia, the churches and civic life who have joined together to oppose Prime Minister Tony Blair's plans to spend vast amounts of money on replacing Britain's Trident nuclear fleet.