LCCI welcomes consultation into Crossrail 2 (London Chamber of Commerce and...
(Source: London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Tuesday 14 May 2013 Immediate release LCCI welcomes consultation into Crossrail 2 Commenting on the publication of Transport for London and Network...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne to challenge proposed financial transaction tax in court
Chancellor appeals to European court of justice over plan for worldwide euro levy put forward by 11 EU countries ...
View ArticleIs Crossrail 2 a bridge too far for regions?
The chancellor George Osborne has said he is not yet prepared to support a second Crossrail for London, apparently dashing Boris Johnson's hopes of getting the project off the ground during his...
View ArticleGrowth at all costs: climate change, fossil fuel subsidies and the Treasury
The UK oil and gas industry receives huge government subsidy, while support for renewable energy is cut. Is Treasury control of Whitehall fuelling a shortsighted economic agenda? ...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne denies that Help to Buy scheme risks new housing bubble
Office for Budget Responsibility members say mortgage subsidy will push up prices and have little impact on demand ...
View ArticleInside Westminster: George Osborne’s housing boom will echo into the future
“Hopefully we will get a little housing boom and everyone will be happy as property values go up,” George Osborne is said to have quipped at a Cabinet meeting earlier this year. The Chancellor’s joke...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne announces fresh attack on welfare budget
In challenge to Labour, chancellor tells MPs billions will need to be shaved from welfare to avoid deeper departmental cuts ...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne is panning for gold in potholes on the wrong road
The chancellor wants to build his way out of the economic gutter. But his £5bn infrastructure boost will have little impact ...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne warned Help to Buy scheme may inflate housing bubble
Three former chancellors urge him to rethink his flagship mortgage support scheme because of 'raging housing boom' ...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne denies advising tax avoidance on 2003 TV show
Chancellor says advice on reducing costs was actually an attempt to highlight loopholes allowed under Labour government ...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne: city mayors could get power over business rates
Chancellor reveals latest Whitehall remit that could be devolved to cities in his ‘passionate’ attempt to create a northern powerhouse ...
View ArticleTax and benefits changes will help 14m households – George Osborne
Chancellor says changes will save working households £17 per month as David Cameron hails ‘Money-back Monday’ ...
View ArticleCan George Osborne break free of events at crucial pre-Budget meeting?
Today may turn out to be the day when the most significant economic decisions of the year are taken. This is the day when the chancellor and a small team of senior civil servants and political advisers...
View ArticleAlan Turing Institute for Data Science to be based at British Library
The new £42m Alan Turing Institute for Data Science, dedicated to the second world war Enigma codebreaker, is to be based at the British Library at the centre of a new Knowledge Quarter, George Osborne...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne warns pension firms about advice risks
Pensions firms were warned by the Chancellor this morning to keep away from advising people on what to do with their retirement pots, although they effectively will be forced to pay for independent...
View ArticleStrategy for the Francis Crick Institute unveiled (University of London)
(Source: University of London) Strategy for the Francis Crick Institute unveiled Posted on 07/06/2013 Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute, unveiled the organisation's strategy...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne warns Scotland that a 'Yes' vote will mean losing the pound
Chancellor George Osborne said today that the rest of the UK would not enter into a currency union with an independent Scotland. Outlining the implications of a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne ignored advice from Treasury to launch Help to Buy scheme
George Osborne’s economic justification for his Help to Buy programme was contradicted by the Treasury’s own internal analysis. [TICON-A VIDEO] The Chancellor has repeatedly defended the housing...
View ArticleScottish independence: MPs to quiz George Osborne on currency union
The UK Chancellor George Osborne will be asked by MPs to explain why he believes a currency union after Scottish independence would not work. The politician will come before the Scottish affairs...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne accused of buying votes with market-beating ‘pensioner bonds’
Free market thinktank claims chancellor’s scheme is gimmick that subsidises wealthy pensioners at taxpayers’ expense ...
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