George Osborne

Reviewing the spending situation

7 February 2012 | Colin Talbot

Frequent Spending Reviews were meant to be so old Labour. But could George Osborne be about to pull another one out of the hat in his 21 March Budget? Read more

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Infra digging

20 January 2012 | Judy Hirst

Off-plan, off-balance sheet and largely financed by private investors. What’s not to like about the chancellor’s plan to revolutionise Britain’s creaking infrastructure, and stimulate jobs and growth ahead of his March Budget? Read more

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Regional pay: the top ten myths

17 January 2012 | Alastair Hatchett

George Osborne’s promise of greater regional pay differentiation for public sector employees is based on some common  myths  about the way national and local  pay levels are determined Read more

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A Plan-B Budget?

14 December 2011 | Tony Dolphin

By sticking to Plan A, the government is missing an opportunity to boost growth. If there is a further eurozone crisis, the chancellor may have to think differently in his 21 March Budget Read more

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The new normal

14 December 2011 | Patrick Nolan

The UK must continue with its plans for deficit reduction. Easing the fiscal pain now would provide little or no benefit Read more...

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Give and take on schools funding

5 December 2011 | Conor Ryan

The Chancellor’s announcement on capital funding for schools is only giving back a bit of the sums taken away when Building Schools for the Future was cancelled. And it is not being shared out fairly Read more...

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Meet your new best friend, the banker

2 December 2011 | Michael Ware

Public servants will need to improve their relationships with the financial community if the country is to make the most of the chancellor’s planned investment in infrastructure Read more

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Recovery position

1 December 2011 | Ross Ingham

The Chancellor’s promise of a £25bn infrastructure fund has added to the range of initiatives now available to aid urban regeneration. Our economic future relies on these being successfully deployed Read more

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Tussles over Tupe

1 December 2011 | John Tizard

George Osborne’s review of the Transfer of Undertakings regulations must not lead to a race to the bottom in terms of employee terms and conditions Read more

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Tough talk on pay

30 November 2011 | Alastair Hatchett

The chancellor’s  announcement of a tough 1% pay freeze for the public sector has come as a shock. Less so, the news that regional pay is back on the agenda Read more...

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