Food bank use has rocketed because it is impossible to survive on the Tory benefit system
What is the point of the UK’s financial deficit reaching its lowest level since 2007, if the country’s citizens are …
Tag Archives: deficit
Tory twit(terer) undermines seven years of government economic policy – in ONE TWEET
It takes a special kind of genius to (metaphorically) shoot your own mouth off and shoot every Tory MP of the …
Trade deficit confirms greed of British exporters
This Site said it last month – now the figures seem to have confirmed it: Greedy British business bosses has …
If anyone tells you Tories can be trusted with the economy, show them this
Incredibly, people still think the Conservative Party can be trusted with public money more than Labour. A recent poll showed …
Hammond’s budget black hole: £16bn this year; £84bn over the next five
If you’re thinking, “That’s a huge leap in the Tory government’s losses; what a difference a day makes” – relax. …
Embarrassing leaked Treasury document shows Tory finances are badly off-target
An article on the UK’s financial system was on its way from This Blog when the news broke about the …
‘We are the builders’ says Osborne as he plants his spending plans on shifting sands
Has anybody noticed that the big giveaways in George Osborne’s spending review and Autumn Statement are based on an imagined increase …
Turn again, Tories! Will your policy today be your policy tomorrow?
We all know the answer to that question: It will if it harms people on middle or low incomes, and …
The Corbyn Phenomenon – Mainly Macro
Detractors of Jeremy Corbyn are pushing hard to discredit him any way they can – see yesterday’s article on Alastair …
UK trade deficit widens to £1.6bn in June – BBC News
You have to admire the “glass half full” reporting style of news pieces covering the UK’s trade deficit. Every month, …