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- Tax giveaways, rent caps and childcare: what the manifestos would mean for your finances Sat, 22 Jun 24, 6:00pmWe look at general election pledges from Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems on tax, spending and benefits
- Liz Truss apologises for going ‘too far and too fast’ with economic changes – as it happened Tue, 18 Oct 22, 8:43amLatest updates: In BBC interview, Liz Truss refuses say if her vision is ‘dead’ and vows to fight next election
- UK energy bills – six ways to reduce the impact of soaring prices Thu, 11 Aug 22, 3:55amBe it a loft insulation drive or a lower price cap, there are many ways to help – but action must be swift and extensive
- ‘Do you think people are stupid?’ MPs challenge Sunak over income tax cut planned for election year – as it happened Tue, 29 Mar 22, 4:43amThis blog is now closed. You can read our full report on Sunak’s evidence to MP here
- ‘Do you think people are stupid?’ MPs challenge Sunak over income tax cut planned for election year – live Tue, 29 Mar 22, 4:43amLatest updates: chancellor faces Commons Treasury committee amid criticism over his spring statement
- Sunak tells MPs announcing income tax cut will help resist pressure for higher spending – UK politics live Tue, 29 Mar 22, 2:01amLatest updates: chancellor faces Commons Treasury committee amid criticism over his spring statement
- Benefit rises will take 18 months to catch up with inflation, OBR chair tells MPs – UK politics live Mon, 28 Mar 22, 10:59pmLatest updates: warning comes as chancellor is to face Commons Treasury committee this afternoon amid criticism over his spring statement
- David Cameron calls for workers to be patient over pay Fri, 24 Jan 14, 7:33pmPrime minister says take-home pay rising but more time needed for economy to recover as he pushes to repatriate offshore jobsDavid Cameron has appealed for patience from workers not feeling the benefits of the economic recovery...
- Cameron's plan to encourage councils to allow fracking - reaction: Politics live blog Mon, 13 Jan 14, 8:56pmAndrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including reaction to David Cameron's plan to encourage councils to allow fracking, and Iain Duncan Smith taking welfare questions...
- MPs debate the bedroom tax: Politics live blog Wed, 13 Nov 13, 2:51am• Lunchtime summaryAndrew Sparrow
- Jeremy Hunt's statement on A&E services: Politics live blog Tue, 12 Nov 13, 11:54pm• Lunchtime summaryAndrew Sparrow
- Ed Davey's speech to energy firms telling them not to be greedy: Politics live blog Tue, 12 Nov 13, 8:51pmRolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including Ed Davey's speech to energy companies and the Commons debate on the bedroom tax
- Family support: policy realities for those facing poverty Fri, 28 Sep 12, 6:00amZoe Williams (Targeting families has got nothing to do with fairness, 27 September) rightly condemns the way in which politicians of all parties deploy family support provision as a political football...
- The Green party has the vision to guide us out of these troubled times | Natalie Bennett Tue, 4 Sep 12, 6:59pmAs new Green party leader, I want to see a low-carbon economy, a fairer society and co-operatives taking over from multinationalsYesterday I was given an enormous honour and great responsibility in being elected as the leader...
- EPA Releases Benefit Analysis Of The Clean Air Act Wed, 2 Mar 11, 6:50amThe EPA report on the economic and health benefits of the Clean Air Act provisions that reduce levels of fine particles and ozone has been released and reaches four important conclusions: Economic benefits total more than...