I am doing live commentary on the budget on the Jeremy Vine show on  BBC Radio 2 today from about 12.20pm onwards. I’m on with
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The National Housing Federation has predicted that forthcoming housing cuts will lead to the loss (or lack of creation) of 200,000 jobs, and to 350,000
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A thought before today’s budget: Which is another way of saying: I’d suggest the fans of Adam Smith reflect on that today.

The Guardian reports that George Osborne said to Andrew Marr yesterday: What’s controversial with some in my party is raising CGT. Here is a tax
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Ok — that’s not the UK. That’s what is forecast for Jersey as the inevitable consequence of the fact that — as I’ve been saying
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New report proposes tax-based alternative to spending cuts — and calls for massive investment in job-creation Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MP will this week
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A commentator on this blog has asked if I really think the Tories are stupid. My answer is that all the evidence is that they
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As the FT notes today: Mr Osborne believes the public will be with him on Tuesday. But in spite of opinion polls showing that a
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From the Guardian, today, this call for no VAT increase and an ambitious programme for the banks to pay more tax: As economists we are
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