News: The 'fair' budget that wasn't

3 days ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Why did it take us so long to figure out that the coalition was clobbering the poor?It is nothing new for a budget to unravel after the big day, and the remarkable thing about...

News: U-turn on budget cuts will dog the deputy prime minister in days to come

6 days ago - Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

The Treasury seems to be regaining its confidence and reputation but the spending review is sure to call into question the coalition and put the spotlight on firmly on Nick Cl...

News: Treasury issues stark warning on taxes

6 days ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

• No easing of burden for at least five years, says Treasury chief• Hope of cuts for better-off and middle classes dashedThe extent of austerity measures facing Britain is...

News: Treasury secretary Danny Alexander defends budget cuts as coalition comes under fire

6 days ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

In his first newspaper interview since becoming the government's axeman-in-chief, Danny Alexander says making tough economic decisions does not make him any less of a Liberal ...

News: Nick Clegg Q&A – live

7 days ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Paul Owen with minute-by-minute coverage as the deputy prime minister meets the voters in Croydon11.55am: Nick Clegg and David Cameron seem to love to surround themselves with...

News: Letters: Legal threats to coalition budget cuts

8 days ago - Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

You report the analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that the package of cuts announced by the coalition government in June will hit poor families hardest (25 August). ...

News: Letters: Legal threats to coalition budget cuts

8 days ago - Business: Economics | guardian.co.uk

You report the analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that the package of cuts announced by the coalition government in June will hit poor families hardest (25 August). ...

News: Clegg rejects criticism on Budget

8 days ago - FT.com - UK Economy news

Nick Clegg has launched a fierce attack on the Institute for Fiscal Studies, accusing the budget watchdog of making 'impossible assumptions' in finding the coalition's first B...

News: Clegg rejects criticism on Budget

8 days ago - Financial Times - World UK

Nick Clegg has launched a fierce attack on the Institute for Fiscal Studies, accusing the budget watchdog of making ‘impossible assumptions’ in finding the coalition’s f...

News: 'Regressive' U.K. Budget Hits Poor Hardest

8 days ago - BusinessWeek.com -- Europe

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is challenging the U.K. coalition government's assertion that its budget cuts will hit the richest households more than the poorest