Tax credits
Osborne's ringfence cycle
By now, George Osborne had hoped to have completed his austerity programme. Instead, he finds himself making what is, still,…
Lords of misrule block the Tories at every turn
A few days after the general election, I bumped into one of David Cameron’s longest-standing political allies, one of those…
Tearing tax credits away from the working poor is a battle of choice, not necessity
Just over 30 years ago, Margaret Thatcher’s government decided to look at local government finance. A young aide, John Redwood,…
Osborne's living-wage wheeze will decide the fate of one-nation Conservatism
In his hastily scripted victory speech, David Cameron hit upon a mission that he wanted to define his remaining years…
George Osborne's real plan: erase every trace of Gordon Brown
To understand George Osborne, it is important to realise that he cut his political teeth at the height of the…
