George Osborne

Plumbers dodging VAT aren't to blame for economic mess

Wednesday 25 July 2012

So the plumber presents his bill.

Shock as UK economy faces worst slump since the war

Wednesday 25 July 2012

Britain slumped to its longest double-dip recession in more than 50 years today after shock figures revealed the economy shrank by a worse-than-expected 0.7% between April and June.

Energy bills may rise due to market revamp

Tuesday 24 July 2012

ENERGY bills could rise as a result of the UK Government's planned revamp of the electricity market, Vince Cable said yesterday, as a Lib-Con deal on renewables subsidy seemed to be edging closer.

Salmond warns energy policy could be 'scuppered'

Monday 23 July 2012

ALEX Salmond has warned that his Government's flagship policy of making Scotland dependent on renewable energy by 2020 could be scuppered by delays and uncertainty from Westminster over subsidies.

Miliband's renewed bid to gain wider credibility

Monday 23 July 2012

In the mid-term of the Tory-LibDem Coalition whose austerity policies have failed to prevent the economy slipping into a double-dip recession, any Labour opposition leader should expect to be seen as an alternative Prime Minister.