George Osborne warns of spending cuts in 2014 – video
George Osborne makes speech on the economy during a visit to a manufacturing company in Birmingham
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George Osborne warns of more cuts and austerity in 'year of hard truths'
Chancellor targets £25bn of savings in welfare budget, and says he will start with housing benefit for under-25sGeorge Osborne has warned of another £25bn of cuts after the next election, targeting...
View ArticleNick Clegg attacks Tories' planned welfare cuts – video
The deputy prime minister criticises Conservative plans to make further cuts to welfare spending in 2014
View ArticleGeorge Osborne calls for £25bn spending cuts: Politics live blog
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including George Osborne's speech on the need for further spending cuts and reaction to itAndrew Sparrow
View ArticleEurope's development agencies - interactive
How do European development agencies fare in aid spending, transparency and commitment to development? Expore our mapAnna Scott
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Europe's development agencies: mapped
Europe has some of the world's leading aid agencies. Explore our map to see how much they give and how well they do in aid transparency and commitment to developmentIn a new interactive map, aid,...
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George Osborne's cuts are a squeeze too far | Paul Johnson
Cuts on the scale the chancellor is suggesting would be extreme – and they are not necessaryGeorge Osborne reminded us on Monday of the scale of spending cuts still to come. We may be nearly four years...
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Cut housing benefit? A higher minimum wage would help
The chancellor's new austerity package is only shifting welfare-dependent tenants to worse homes that cost the taxpayer moreThe under-25s are to be first in line for cuts under George Osborne's latest...
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George Osborne is engineering a seismic change in the role of the state
The big argument the chancellor wants voters to digest is that the Tories are staying focused on The PlanIf anyone thought the political generals would return from the Christmas truce with surprise...
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Cabinet split over George Osborne's plan for £12bn more welfare cuts
Iain Duncan Smith alarmed at chancellor's approach to social security reform, while Nick Clegg warns of 'monumental mistake'George Osborne is facing a battle with the work and pensions secretary, Iain...
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George Osborne: year of hard truths | Editorial
What was the real purpose in highlighting that £25bn number, and the prospect of several more years of pain?The pose was the chancellor as sombre statesman. George Osborne headed for England's...
View ArticleSteve Bell on George Osborne's welfare cuts plan – cartoon
Chancellor demands that roughly half of future spending cuts in the next parliament come from welfare budgetSteve Bell
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Boris Johnson steps into row over public spending cuts
London mayor distances himself from Treasury ringfencing of budgets and has swipe at 'lapdog-cum-prophylactic' Nick CleggBoris Johnson, the mayor of London, has distanced himself from David Cameron and...
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Let's get real: the 'sharing economy' won't solve our jobs crisis | Moira Herbst
With labor force participation at a 35-year low, we can't look to clothing re-sales and ride sharing as real economic solutionsThese days, everyone's talking about the so-called sharing economy....
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George Osborne talks tough but acts like a Labour chancellor | Simon Jenkins
Despite the claims to austerity, Britain has seen nothing to compare with the cuts imposed on the Greeks or SpaniardsIs George Osborne genius or monster? Is he godsend or Satan? When he said on Monday...
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UK MPs censure DfID over decision to end aid to India and South Africa
Department for International Development accused of political expediency and ignoring recommended review proceduresThe UK's decision to end bilateral aid to India and South Africa by 2015 was "neither...
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Bank of England report fuels hopes of rising business investment | Nils Pratley
Bank's Funding for Lending scheme was a turning point for the UK economyWith the benefit of a little distance, it looks as if the post-crisis turning point for the UK economy was the launch in July...
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When, not if, for 2014 UK growth – but will it be sustainable? | Larry Elliott
The UK needs growth from rising business investments and exports, not consumers running down savings to fund spendingWhat a difference a year makes. This time 12 months ago, all the talk was of how the...
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Structural changes lie behind youth unemployment | @guardianletters
Rather than being caused by the limitations of the education system, or the absence of role models, the large increase in youth joblessness highlighted by Christina Patterson (Comment, 4 January) is...
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Minimum wage should rise but not at the cost of jobs, says George Osborne
Chancellor cautions against above-inflation rise reportedly being pushed by Vince Cable and Iain Duncan SmithGeorge Osborne has struck a cautious note about increasing the minimum wage, warning it...
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