There has been a lot of speculation about where the Conservatives’ headline £12bn of welfare savings should come from. I … Continue reading “Cutting £12bn from the welfare bill? Easy as pie. Here’s how”

We should have called 2010 ‘The Phoney Election’. Right up until polling day, our wannabe political leaders were debating the … Continue reading “The second urgent election issue on which the parties are silent. Where will they make most of their cuts?”

The Honourable Joe Hockey, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, sat down with ieaTV to discuss how Australia has managed … Continue reading “An interview with Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey”

Most people who have had to adjust their spending behaviour after a substantial loss of income probably observed two things. … Continue reading “Limited success for Osborne’s ‘lawnmower’ cuts”