The Institute for Fiscal Studies has done itself – and the wider public debate about the Comprehensive Spending Review – … Continue reading “The IFS and “fairness” – a woeful contribution to the debate”

George Osborne has probably done enough to ensure that the public finances are back on track and that the national … Continue reading “A long way to go”

The Comprehensive Spending Review deserves a cheer and a half, but not much more than that. The Coalition has developed … Continue reading “The Spending Review could have been far more radical”

Amid all the discussion of ‘severe cuts’, perhaps the most important fact to come out of today’s Comprehensive Spending Review is … Continue reading “Osborne’s economic gamble”

There are over 1,000 quangos in the UK. Today’s news that 192 of them are to be abolished appears to … Continue reading “Bonfire of the quangos is mostly hot air”

Public sector workers are understandably concerned about the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). Trade union leaders have recently … Continue reading “Big government is here to stay”