Posts Tagged “george osborne”
Budget 2013: Osborne crosses fingers and hopes ‘steady as she goes’ will come good by 2015
by Stephen Tall on March 20, 2013
Move along, nothing to see here… This was a steady-as-she-goes budget at a time when the economy is anything-but-steady. Of course as Lib Dems it’s great to welcome the final push towards lifting all those paid less than £10,000 out of income tax. As my Co-Editor Caron Lindsay notes here, this is a policy direct [...]
UK loses its triple-A rating – George should’ve listened to Danny
by Stephen Tall on February 22, 2013
The BBC reports tonight’s predictable news: UK’s AAA credit rating cut to Aa1 by Moody’s The UK has had its AAA credit rating cut by Moody’s, based on its expectation that growth will “remain sluggish over the next few years”. The ratings agency became the first to lower the UK from its highest rating, to [...]
‘Please give generously’: Tories mail-shot supporters asking for donations to fight Lib Dem mansion tax
by Stephen Tall on December 9, 2012
That’s the story in the Guardian this weekend: The Conservative party privately sent letters to Tory donors and wealthy homeowners promising to defeat Liberal Democrat plans for a mansion tax at the same time as their coalition partners thought they were negotiating on a version of the proposal ahead of the autumn statement, it emerged [...]
Liberal Hero of the Week #24: David Cameron. (For balance, our Liberal Villain is George Osborne.)
by Stephen Tall on December 8, 2012
Welcome to the 24th in our series, Liberal Hero of the Week, chosen by Stephen Tall, Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and Research Associate at CentreForum. ’Liberal Heroes’ showcases those who promote the four liberal tenets identified in The Orange Book — economic, personal, political and social liberalism — highlighting individuals regardless of party affiliation and from [...]
What did George Osborne agree to do that Nick Clegg refused to do?
by Stephen Tall on November 22, 2012
(You can like and share this graphic via LibDemVoice’s Facebook page by clicking here.) Compare and contrast: This… Nick Clegg gives house sale profits to taxpayer Nick Clegg has sold his constituency home, giving almost £40,000 in profits to the taxpayer. The deputy prime minister is now renting a two-bedroom flat, having received £325,000 for [...]
Why it’s time to start buying shares again in George Osborne’s political stock
by Stephen Tall on September 17, 2012
“Buy low, sell high” — the most important investing principle and the hardest to judge. So here’s my risky punt: time to buy shares in George Osborne. And here are my three reasons for doing so: 1) His stock can’t (…)
Will the reshuffle actually matter?
by Stephen Tall on September 5, 2012
That’s the title of a post I’ve written for the Endeavour Public Affairs website here. And here’s my answer… Will this reshuffle actually matter? That’s the question which looms over the current version of musical chairs currently obsessing the Westminster (…)
LDVideo: George Osborne booed at Paralympics
by Stephen Tall on September 4, 2012
This was the scene last night when Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne turned up at the Olympic stadium to present the medals at the 400m T38 victory ceremony: (Available to view on YouTube here.) As I asked on Twitter last night: Always worth considering the opposite: did anyone seriously expect George Osborne would be [...]
Danny Alexander: UK’s triple-A credit rating “not be-all and end-all”
by Stephen Tall on August 6, 2012
Lib Dem chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander has signalled an interesting shift in the government’s economic approach, downplaying the significance to the economy of the UK’s continuing triple-A credit rating. Here’s what he told the BBC (courtesy of PoliticsHome): “The credit rating is not the be-all and end-all. What matters is have we [...]
Daily Mirror: ‘Time for Plan V’ (aka ‘Vince for Chancellor’)
by Stephen Tall on July 26, 2012
The front page of this morning’s Mirror newspaper may bring a smile to the face even of that most sober of politicians, Vince Cable: The reality is of course that there’s next-to-no chance that David Cameron will reshuffle his long-standing political friend from the Treasury — and, even if he did, the Tory party would [...]
