News & Insight

25 November 2015

From the Guardian, the FT, the Spectator and the Sun it is the same refrain: the tax credit cuts are a choice not a necessity. Even George Osborne’s own backbenchers now agree that he did not need to target the...

24 November 2015

In 2013 the Fabian Commission on Future Spending Choices set out its proposals for the 2015 spending review. The commission identified three trade-offs which any chancellor must face – the balance between the present and the future; between tax and...

23 November 2015

Making the case for public spending - a report published by the TUC and commissioned from the Fabian Society - warns that severe spending cuts are already undermining public service quality, and that if the Chancellor doesn’t rethink his plans...

19 November 2015

In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, the government announced it is increasing the resources allocated to the military and security services. Both play vital roles in ensuring the country’s security. However, a broader analysis of the Conservative’s security strategy...

16 November 2015

Britain will soon decide on the future of its relationship with the EU. Whether or not David Cameron succeeds in his renegotiation efforts, the outcome of that decision is still far from clear. Taking an average of 16 national polls,...

11 November 2015

The new unemployment figures released today give the impression our economy is nearly back to full strength, but scratch under the surface and things are far from rosy for many in the UK’s workforce. George Osborne will no doubt hail today’s...