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5 Dec 2013

Autumn Statement reveals key UK economic flaws, say critics

Chancellor Osborne’s Autumn Statement was dominated by short-term political considerations and a failure to address structural issues, say opposition parties.
21 Mar 2013

Updated budget analysis: morality, numbers, impacts and delusional economics

This afternoon (20 March 2013) the chancellor of the exchequer delivered another UK budget which will have significant implications for the economy, for the most vulnerable in society and for the environment.
20 Mar 2013

No practical concern for disabled in Osborne's 'aspiration nation'

Disabled people want to live independently. But the support they need to get up, get dressed and get out and about is being increasingly squeezed.
20 Mar 2013

Chancellor's cuts disguise and worsen failed economic strategy, say critics

The chancellor faces triple-dip recession, failed deficit targets, growing inequality, low investment and increased unemployment as he announces his budget.
9 Dec 2012

Church Urban Fund chair condemns cuts and backs Beveridge principle

The chair of the Church Urban Fund has criticised punitive government welfare cuts and the emaciation of the social contract behind the welfare state.
9 Dec 2012

Charities, church groups and unions criticise policies that punish the poor

Charities, church groups and trade unions have combined to call on the government to stop punishing the poorest through its economic and welfare policies.
8 Dec 2012

Church agencies criticize government's 'bias against the poor'

Church agencies involved in social care and promoting social justice say the chancellor's autumn statement places the burden of austerity unfairly on the poorest
8 Dec 2012

Osbornomics punishes those with least the most

The assertion that “those at the top and those at the bottom are being hit hardest” by the government's austerity policies suggests a misleading equivalence, says Simon Barrow. In reality it is those with least who are being punished most.
7 Dec 2012

Chancellor Osborne accused of 'waging a war on reality'

Scottish Greens say the UK Chancellor's economic and energy plans fail to respond to a world of staggering inequality and the urgent need to cut carbon.
22 Oct 2012

Trustworthy leaders or slaughterhouse shepherds?

When UK chancellor George Osborne and other ministers pledged to slash benefits further, and remove basic rights, while protecting the assets of millionaires, some words of the prophet Zechariah two-and-a-half millennia ago seemed appropriate, says Savi Hensman. She challenges people of faith to develop a more critical perspective on leadership, both political and religious.

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