Punk tax-cutting?
Danny Finkelstein – one of politics’ nice guys – grabbed attention with his "punk tax cutters" soundbite but it hasn’t… Read more »
Newspapers brand the latest Tory tax plans as unambitious
The consensus to be drawn from this morning’s newspaper editorials responding to yesterday’s announcement from David Cameron of tax cuts… Read more »
“Too timid, too complex and poorly targeted”
The TaxPayers’ Alliance have now added their own reaction to that of others. The TPA draws three main conclusions about… Read more »
Reaction to Tory recruitment subsidy
CBI: "“We know small and medium-sized manufacturers are cutting jobs for the first time during this crisis. While firms have… Read more »
Tories to announce £2.6bn tax cut for businesses
So the BBC is reporting: "The Tories will call for a cut in the amount companies pay in national insurance… Read more »
The Tory tax cut must not be a mouse
The Telegraph reports that "Alistair Darling will announce measures worth several hundred pounds to every family struggling to cope in… Read more »
Tories will announce fully funded tax cuts on Tuesday
So says Ben Brogan. Good to see us (finally) getting ahead of Labour on this one. The Tory Treasury team… Read more »
Labour has maxed out Britain’s credit card, says Cameron
In an article for the News of the World David Cameron hits nearly all of the right notes: There’s empathy:… Read more »
Tory members want Cameron to join Obama, Key, Harper and Rudd in offering tax cuts
Given all that George Osborne has done for the Conservative cause, grassroots unhappiness at his performance is uncharitable. All of… Read more »
At 10pm we’ll be releasing the results of our members’ survey on tax
The Tories need a responsible tax cut plan to beat Labour’s irresponsible tax cut plan
Today we conclude the Next Steps Series that began on Monday. Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown are widely expected to… Read more »
Osborne: If Britain begins to live within our means we can have lower interest rates
George Osborne has just addressed the LSE on The Economic Policy of Recession. At the heart of his speech is… Read more »
Ten predictions about economic policy and UK politics
(1) The terms of the banks’ recapitalisation programme will come to be seen as too punitive. (2) Alistair Darling will… Read more »
George Osborne: I did make a mistake over Deripaska but I didn’t break any rules
Highlights, not verbatim, from George Osborne’s interview on Radio 4’s World at One programme: Yatchgate: I didn’t break any rules… Read more »
The indispensable George Osborne
Not a great day for George Osborne. The allegations about what he and CCHQ CEO Andrew Feldman said to Russia’s… Read more »