Blog posts tagged "Cuts"

September 14, 2011 4:45 pm 10 Comments

Euro crisis, poor jobs figures, massive national strikes, on top of high inflation squeezing living standards - Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports on the political response to the economic bad weather.

May 27, 2011 3:10 pm 20 Comments

"You could call this the Great Stagnation, you could call it the Disastrous Decoupling, you could call it Growth without Gain. What it definitely is, though, is deeply bad news for a massive swathe of Britain."

January 18, 2011 11:14 am 11 Comments

Faisal Islam blogs on the expected rise of interest rates, and asks where now for the Government's Plan B?

October 21, 2010 3:46 pm 26 Comments

It is rather difficult to escape the notion that in an almost crazed desire to be seen as "fair", the Coalition has made a bit of a dog's dinner of the spending review.

September 13, 2010 7:36 pm 2 Comments

There is only one aim for the Union movement here in Manchester. Can they turn the government's austerity drive from an issue of self interest into an issue of nationwide social justice?

May 26, 2010 7:58 pm 5 Comments

Faisal Islam blogs on a coup for the Treasury after some strong US backing.

May 14, 2010 6:22 pm 29 Comments

I do have serious questions about one massive U-turn from Messrs Clegg and Cable - their adoption of the Conservative plan for £6bn of in-year cuts, writes economics editor Faisal Islam.

April 27, 2010 1:13 pm 8 Comments

So there we have it. Clarity, honesty, and candour on Day 22 of the election campaign. Not at any of the party political press conferences. No, it’s been left to the trusty holders of the spending shield of truth: the Institute for Fiscal Studies.