Blog posts tagged "George Osborne"

March 23, 2011 6:50 pm 7 Comments

The devil in the detail of George Osborne's second Budget: a windfall for the nuclear industry, a cash cow for the Treasury and another turn of the screw for families already feeling the pinch.

February 2, 2011 1:47 pm 11 Comments

"It is also important we end the sensationalist myths about the local housing allowance reforms in 2011…In London around 750,000 private rental homes will still be affordable." Lord Freud, minister for welfare reform, South London Press, January 11, 2011.

January 25, 2011 6:11 pm 15 Comments

"They are clearly disappointing figures but the statisticians tell us that the weather had a huge effect – we had the coldest December for 100 years, businesses were closed, people couldn’t get to work... So we’re not going to be blown off course by the bad weather."

December 3, 2010 11:48 am 3 Comments

CutsCheck analyses which police forces will be hit the hardest by government spending cuts.

November 29, 2010 7:03 pm 3 Comments

The Treasury tells FactCheck that Chancellor George Osborne "misspoke" when he said economic growth will be higher in every quarter in every year compared to the OBR's June forecasts.

November 24, 2010 5:36 pm 3 Comments

FactCheck analyses David Cameron's claim that Labour supports the government's plan to withdraw the mobility component of disability living allowance from people in state-funded care homes.

November 23, 2010 6:30 am 8 Comments

FactCheck analyses Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's commitment to "cut the deficit, not the NHS".

October 22, 2010 4:44 pm 4 Comments

FactCheck analyses the Government's pledge to spend £2bn more on adult social care.

October 21, 2010 5:16 pm No Comments

FactCheck analyses Chancellor George Osborne's claim that measures in the spending review will not increase child poverty

October 4, 2010 5:12 pm 8 Comments

CutsCheck looks at Chancellor George Osborne's announcement that benefit claims will be capped