Thursday, 20 March 2014

How to ruin a Budget - politics.co.uk

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"We promise we won't make a habit of sharing Tory party ads, but this has to be seen to believed."

Budget 2014: Both a triumph and a disaster

Comment: Osborne's pension reforms will result in more state support

Sonel Mehta: 'It's disingenuous to pretend pension reforms aren't based on election politics'

Those most in need of hand-holding have been given the keys to the sweet shop

How to ruin a Budget: Left turns on 'patronising' Tories in beer and bingo backlash

The poster that wrecked otherwise perfect Budget coverage

When Shapps handed the left an opportunity to bash the Tories out of nowhere, opposition spinners must have been fervent with gratitude

Budget 2014: HMRC can now take money directly from your bank account

Power grab: Budget allows for money to be taken directly from your bank account

Buried deep in the Budget document, there's a major state power grab

Budget 2014: Osborne's three clever tricks revealed

The chancellor is bashing the baddies - and taking money from your bank account

Chancellor funds this year's giveaways by whacking the 'baddies' of 21st century Britain

It may or may not be a trap

It's not a trap! Balls defiant over welfare cap

Ed Balls can spot these traps coming a mile off

Ed Balls rejects suggestions the chancellor laid a 'trap' for Labour in yesterday's Budget

It's a trap! Labour faces 'budget responsibility' vote

Widespread talk of a 'trap' before today's Budget appears to have been confirmed

Labour will be forced to confront its deficit reduction position this autumn when the coalition pushes through a Commons vote on a new 'charter of budget responsibility'.

Meanwhile...

MPs grumble as Tony Benn honoured

Margaret Thatcher's coffin lies in the St Mary Undercroft chapel in the Commons last year

Tony Benn's body will 'rest' in a Commons chapel overnight

Scots want power over immigration 'to make it more welcoming'

Scottish welcome? Poll suggests voters want immigration powers transferred to Holyrood

Most Scottish voters want Holyrood to be handed powers over immigration as part of a devolution process, in order to disassociate the country from the increasingly harsh policies being implemented south of the border

RSPCA urges 'Do not disturb' as baby birds begin to leave the nest

As nesting and fledgling bird season begins RSPCA asks the public to be aware.

Freddie the Fox and friends to watch as pack of hounds 'chase' a stag around Parliament Square

FAW’s 'fox' will look on as two eye-catching ad vans chase each other around Westminster today to warn the public that the Hunting Act is under threat.

Pensioners put in greater control over their own cash

LITRG pleased that many older people are being given the enhanced ability to use their accumulated savings as they see fit.

Joint Review Confirms Boeing 787 Meets Intended High Level of Safety

Results of FAA/Boeing report validate company confidence in 787 design - recommended improvements already being implemented.

Government’s paper on the BEPS project is welcome

CIOT welcomes the publication by the Government today of paper on the UK priorities for the G20-OECD project.

Huge flexibility introduced to pensions – including the ability to spend it too soon

The CIOT welcomes the increased flexibility for pension schemes but warns that this may lead to problems for people in the later years of their life.

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