Thursday, 19 March 2015

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"I think the general attitude certainly among long-termers is, whatever people get up to, behind their door, is up to them” 

Budget 2015

Ten bizarre Budget winners and losers

Security services' widows won't benefit from this Budget's rule changes

Spy widows, Pacific fish, seagulls and people from Norway: here's the top ten oddest groups being made slightly more miserable - or cheerful - by George Osborne's sixth Budget:

Ed Balls wouldn't reverse anything from Osborne's Budget

Ed Balls and George Osborne: Brothers in arms

Shadow chancellor exposes similarity between Tory and Labour austerity plans

George Osborne has presided over the slowest recovery in history

George Osborne: On the slow road to recovery

There remain fundamental weaknesses in the UK economy

Budget 2015 analysis: A more mature Osborne plays a more complex political game

The final Budget of the parliament allowed Osborne to highlight the Tory reputation for financial responsibility

Osborne sacrifices targeted electoral bribes in a bid to shore up Tory reputation for financial responsibility

Tony Blair

Comment: Cameron protects Blair from having to disclose business interests

Pleased as punch: Blair has business interests bringing in millions

How much embarrassment will it take before we change the lax rules on former prime ministers' private interests?

Immigration

Conservatives to break immigration pledge for second time

OBR say Theresa May's plans are not realistic

Government's own spending watchdog says Tory plans are not realistic

Budget: NARPO comment on widows pensions

NARPO note with interest that: “The government will ensure that all widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers and firefighters who are killed on duty will no longer lose their survivor benefits if they remarry, cohabit, or form a civil partnership.”

Subdued gross mortgage lending in February

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £13.4 billion in February.

CML and Which? report on progress towards greater mortgage transparency

The CML and Which? today publish a joint progress report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as noted in today's Budget.

IFAW calls for amendments to Hunting Act in light of another hunting prosecution being dropped

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is changing its position on the Hunting Act and calling for a number of necessary amendments in light of another prosecution being dropped.

Budget: £100m pledged for driverless cars is welcome news but public education and awareness campaign needed

The chancellor George Osborne has announced in today’s Budget an extra £100 million ‘to stay ahead in the race to driverless technology’ within the UK.

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