We don’t want “massive spending cuts”, Mr Osborne, just a little moderation

George Osborne was on Andrew Marr’s programme earlier and quite rightly noted that Britain is one of the least-well prepared… Read more »

Public increasingly unhappy with Labour’s economic performance

The Tory lead is down very slightly in today’s YouGov survey for The Daily Telegraph but the underlying numbers are… Read more »

Brown failed to prepare us for the lean years

As fears grow about an economic downturn George Osborne releases this statement: "Gordon Brown could have used the boom years… Read more »

If Osborne succeeds in killing Brown’s economic reputation, it’s all over for Labour

On New Year’s Day we identified George Osborne as the Conservative to watch this year.  He has the task of… Read more »

The Chancellor-in-waiting

George Osborne is David Cameron’s most important colleague: William Hague may deputise at PMQs but the Shadow Chancellor is second… Read more »

George Osborne believes that there is a “good chance” that Labour’s CGT changes might be abandoned

Labour did so much to woo business but the recent proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax have united business organisations… Read more »

Questions arising from Mervyn King’s important testimony to the Treasury Select Committee

This morning Mervyn King gave evidence to a Treasury Select Committee concerning his handling of the Northern Rock crisis and… Read more »

May and Cameron promise action to ensure fair pay for women

Speaking before David Cameron earlier today – when he largely addressed the ‘credit crunch’ – Theresa May presented the Conservative… Read more »

The State of Gordon Brown’s Economy

We’re at the press conference now, it’s about to start. In the meantime click here to read the full speech…. Read more »

The good economic times appear to be over for Brown and debt-ridden Britain

John Redwood’s blogging has been indispensable reading over recent days.  He’s been dissecting the economic developments that have been dominating… Read more »

Ousting Maggie or Black Wednesday – Which event hurt the Tories most?

A little question for you… In the recent history of the Conservative Party there are two standout and, I believe,… Read more »

Tories will fight next election on social – not economic – issues

David Cameron gives a revealing interview to today’s Yorkshire Post in which he puts social breakdown at the heart of… Read more »

Redwood urges bonfire of regulations

The Sunday Telegraph has a preview of the major recommendations of John Redwood’s competitiveness report: The scrapping of working time… Read more »

Now is not the time to announce big tax cuts

"CAMERON ON OFFENSIVE WITH CALL FOR TAX CUTS." That’s the headline over an article in today’s Telegraph.  Its somewhat flimsy… Read more »

Four economists review the TRC report

The Institute of Economic Affairs has asked four well-known economists for their verdict on Lord Forsyth’s Tax Reform Commission. The… Read more »