Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaign The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024
‘This hits the wrong people’: holiday let owners say Hunt’s scrapping of tax relief won’t affect rich Wealthy second home owners who can afford to allow them to sit empty will carry on, say those with small holiday lettings The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024
London mayoral election: George Osborne says Susan Hall campaign feels abandoned by Tory HQ Former Chancellor speaks out as Paul Scully joins in criticism of Tories’ London campaign video Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024
‘Our chances? Zero – and getting worse’: inside a Tory death spiral Frank Hester, Lee Anderson, an unpopular budget … as the catalogue of Conservative disasters piles up, discipline seems to be breaking down, and any hope of election victory fading The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024
Immigration is good for tax receipts - and five other things we learned from the budget Just one of the messages that may surprise fans of Britain’s chancellor The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2024
Labour frontbencher makes bet on live TV that election will take place in May Jonathan Ashworth agrees £10 bet with Sky News’s Kay Burley, and says winnings should be given to charity The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
What are the UK’s ‘fiscal rules’ and why is the OBR under attack? The Treasury watchdog is seen by some Tories as a block to tax cuts – and could be ignored by Jeremy Hunt The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Jeremy Hunt knows Brexit Britain can’t afford to cut taxes The chancellor is prepared to inflict yet more austerity to pay for a budget bribe. But the UK needs more spending, not less The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024
Toxic budgets: the UK chancellors who left a poisonous legacy Before an election, chancellors often try to woo voters with tax cuts that leave the incoming government in a hole. Here are six ‘poison pill’ speeches The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024
The Conservatives’ economic record since 2010 in 10 charts From a huge budget deficit to weak GDP and a record rise in tax, we look at the background to the Tory budget The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024
Fourteen years of Tory economics – ‘major mistakes’ and ‘crisis after crisis’ As the chancellor prepares next week’s budget, Labour says it is staring at a dire inheritance. The voters look likely to agree The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
One simple change could restore faith in local democracy. But nobody is talking about it If council tax was charged at 3% of disposable income, only the richest would pay more. Funny that it hasn’t been implemented, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
Clare Lombardelli named deputy governor of Bank of England Ex-Treasury official and adviser to David Cameron will replace Ben Broadbent, making MPC majority female for first time The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024
Labour in power faces dire economic inheritance, says Rachel Reeves Shadow chancellor criticises Tory years of failure and says national mission is needed to kickstart economy The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Affordable housebuilding in London is set to collapse by 75%. That’s a problem wherever you live A huge grant cut imposed by George Osborne in 2010 is hitting hardest in the capital but will soon be disastrous elsewhere, says the author Peter Apps
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024 Why is Labour still using the self-defeating, discredited ‘maxed out credit card’ analogy? It is one thing to U-turn on a modest green transition programme. It is another to do so using mendacious Tory economic paradigms, says the economist Yanis Varoufakis
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 George Osborne gives Ed Balls a lesson in rap “You need an education,” he told Balls
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 We’ve heard lots about what Labour won’t do, but here’s something they should: close the Tories’ tax loopholes Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax, but she’ll need to raise revenue somehow – and there are still good options available, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024 The frightening thing is not that Tories are paraded as more fiscally competent. It’s that even Labour believes it Abandoning its £28bn green plan betrays a lack of self-belief that has long bedevilled the party, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 George Osborne joins Coinbase as crypto firm faces US court fight Appointment of former UK chancellor comes as regulator sues operator over claims it flouted rules
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024 Welcome to the age of the ‘dadcast’: ubiquitous, lucrative – and a bit boring Identikit podcasts featuring men of a certain age and character – think George Osborne and Alastair Campbell – are elbowing out innovation, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter
The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024 George Osborne 'reveals date of General Election' A GENERAL Election could happen on November 14, according to the former chancellor George Osborne.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 General election likely to take place on 14 November, says George Osborne Former chancellor, who is close to many of those around PM, says on podcast that ‘little birdie’ informed him of date
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 George Osborne’s family firm breaches Covid loan terms as profits slump 98% Fabric and wallpaper company Osborne & Little blames higher costs and poor sales in UK and Europe
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024 Six top politicians who exited Westminster via the ‘revolving door’ Starmer and Johnson among public servants who failed to consult watchdog before taking lucrative job