A leading economic think-tank today urged George Osborne to delay the dramatic public sector cuts which underpin his economic policies, and to u-turn on them completely if the economy falters again.
The coalition government's emergency budget and harsh spending cuts risk driving the UK economy back into recession, warns veteran hedge fund manager George Soros.
The UK's credit rating has been revised from negative to stable by S&P, further consolidating its ‘AAA' status and boosting the coalition government's economic plans.
George Osborne delivered his much awaited Spending Review to a raucous House of Commons today.
'Reassured', 'confident', 'positive' - just some of the words used by managers to describe today's Spending Review. Read on for full reactions…
UK equity markets and sterling were largely unfazed by today's Spending Review with investors unsuprised by the level of the cuts.
Read George Osborne's full Spending Review statement to Parliament.
The State pension age will reach 66 by 2020, Chancellor George Osborne said today.