From UK Mar 21, 2013

Sense of relief turns to home loan alarm

An employee places a "For Sale" advert in the window display board of a Clapham estate agent's, in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. U.K. mortgage approvals rose to a nine-month high in October, the British Bankers' Association said ©Bloomberg

Labour criticises ‘spare homes subsidy’ for wealthy families

From UK Mar 21, 2013

Osborne seeks Lib Dem help in shares plan

Former Tory cabinet ministers dealt blow to ‘shares for rights’ scheme

From UK Mar 20, 2013

Chancellor makes nervous speech

George Osborne sticks to plan in belief growth is on its way

From UK Mar 20, 2013

Tories cheer ‘sensible direction’

Praise for a “sensible and pragmatic” Budget

Matthew Engel from UK Mar 20, 2013

Cherry picking only works with fruit to harvest

Chancellor’s old rat-like cunning went missing during speech

From UK Mar 20, 2013

Osborne furious over newspaper’s leak of data

Evening Standard sent out market-sensitive details from Budget on Twitter

Ingram Pinn illustration ©Ingram Pinn Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh from COMMENT Mar 20, 2013

Osborne’s play for the strivers

The chancellor had to revive his party’s winning tradition as the friend of the aspirational classes

From UK Mar 20, 2013

Miliband scorns ‘downgraded chancellor’

UK government accused of failing to bring back economic growth

From UK Mar 19, 2013

Tories use childcare to woo voters

More money promised for parents

George Osborne, U.K. chancellor of the exchequer, holds the dispatch box containing the 2012 budget outside 11 Downing Street in London, U.K., on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Britain's budget deficit almost doubled in February as taxes fell and spending surged, leaving Osborne little room to meet his full-year goal as he prepares to announce the annual budget. ©Bloomberg From UK Mar 19, 2013

Budget sparks grim resignation among Tories

Chancellor tied by economic constraints

From UK Mar 12, 2013

Cameron tells Tories to stop feuding

PM says Conservatives can win next election

Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh from COMMENT Mar 11, 2013

Better make this Budget a boring one

Beige would respect that there is no magic bullet for growth

From UK Mar 11, 2013

Fox urges chancellor to cut taxes

Tory wants money left in people’s pockets

From UK Mar 7, 2013

Cameron fends off clamour to change tack

Speech will reflect polls suggest public accepts need for period of austerity

From UK Mar 6, 2013

Civil servants plan strike for Budget day

Plan for three months of action over pay, pensions and working conditions

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