Govt refused point-blank to answer OBR question on Nissan sweeteners
If you thought there was something fishy about the government’s claim that Nissan’s decision to invest in the UK was based on their assurances about how well they’re going to […]
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Osborne’s 80/20 in NO way means ‘we’re all in it together’
Among the many deceptions, prevarications, misdirections and outright lies in today’s ‘Autumn Statement’ by Tory Chancellor George Osborne, one in particular stood out for me, because it revived one of […]
Osborne’s £5bn-cut ‘growth plan’ shows perfectly that austerity=idiocy
George Osborne’s autumn statement today signalled additional cuts of some £5 billion from public spending in order to fund a ‘growth plan’ of infrastructure spending and ‘business-friendly’ measures that he […]