Jeremy Hunt’s budget offers no justice on pay or the climate
The Budget has begun to unravel today, as the chancellor’s flagship pension changes, presented as an answer to the retention crisis facing senior NHS consultants, have been exposed by the…
Budget 2023: A ‘vicious Tory attack on the most vulnerable’, Greens claim
The chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt today laid out the government's budget. With freezes on fuel duty and tougher sanctions on benefit claimants, the budget has been condemned for…
Richard Burgon presents 38k strong petition in parliament calling for wealth tax
With the chancellor Jeremy Hunt set to deliver the budget tomorrow, campaign groups and opposition MPs have been issuing calls for changes in government policy. Among those to do so…
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Osborne’s 2015 budget shows the Tories don’t care about young people
View image | Clifford Fleming, Co-Chair of the Young Greens, on what the budget means for young people. This budget, it seems, was an opportunity for the government to send…
Young Greens slam “callous” government over scrapped maintenance grants
Photo: William Pinkney-Baird The youth and student wing of the Green Party has criticised the government over its plans to scrap maintenance grants for poorer students, as contained in yesterday's Budget.…
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Greens slam Osborne’s 2015 budget
View image | This morning, George Osborne unveiled the first Conservative government Budget since 1996, which he claimed was 'a plan for Britain for the next five years to keep…
An aspiration nation
An aspiration nation. That’s how George Osborne described the UK in his fourth budget. A budget that brings some fortune to big business, home owners and tax avoiders but gives…
Eight steps to cut economic growth, by George Osborne MP
1. Encourage savings and inheritance Encouraging people to pass on their wealth unused to the next generation is a great way to reduce the amount of money flowing through the…
BREAKING: Why we plebs occupied Andrew Mitchell's office on budget day
by Roz Burgin Today, December 5th, George Osborne is to deliver his Autumn Statement outlining further cuts and ‘sacrifices’ to be made in the name of austerity. My friends and…
UK Uncut to form 'dole queue' outside Downing Street to highlight soaring unemployment
Hundreds of people will gather to form a 'dole queue' outside Downing St at 11am on Budget Day, Wed 21st March to highlight soaring unemployment under the government's austerity programme.…