Blog posts tagged "Spending cuts"

March 31, 2011 4:03 pm 21 Comments

The border between urban Manchester and leafy Trafford has become the front line in a fierce political battle over who's to blame for cuts to local services. FactCheck gets to work.

March 29, 2011 7:08 pm 12 Comments

FactCheck learns the unions are spoiling for a fight over police cuts - and the Government could be leaving police chiefs in a legal minefield.

March 2, 2011 7:02 pm 13 Comments

Eric Pickles targets council waste, claiming local authorities can protect front line services by slashing senior salaries and sharing back-office services. Cathy Newman digs in.

6:18 pm 9 Comments

The Prime Minister got rather flustered today when the question of cuts to frontline services reared its ugly head in the Commons. FactCheck gets to work.

December 16, 2010 5:39 pm 5 Comments

CutsCheck analyses whether police cuts announced this week by the Home Office are worse than individual force had been expecting.

December 3, 2010 11:48 am 3 Comments

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

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".

November 18, 2010 6:21 pm 1 Comment

Prime Minister David Cameron says the Coalition can claim to have protected capital spending on transport - is he right?

November 11, 2010 6:04 pm 6 Comments

FactCheck analyses Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson's claim that Labour "paid down debt" and controlled borrowing.