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Pictures Of The Day: 20th June 2013

2013-06-19T12:57:05Z

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

Read more: Pictures of the Day, UK News, Weather, Funny Pictures, George Osborne, Barack Obama, World News, UK News

Lloyds Sell-Off 'Actively Considered' By Treasury

2013-06-19T16:43:33Z

The Treasury is "actively considering" steps to return partially state-owned Lloyds bank to the private sector, and may offer some shares to the publi...

Read more: Rbs, Banks, UK Business, UK News, George Osborne, Lloyds, UK Economy, UK Politics News

'Played On Sticky Wicket, But Now Economy Emerges From The Ashes'

2013-06-19T16:19:42Z

Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King is being made a peer, Downing Street has confirmed.

Prime Minister David Cameron nominated the ba...

Read more: Mervyn King, Banks, Bank of England, UK News, George Osborne, House of Lords, UK Economy, UK News

Iain Anderson: Banking Reform - Where Next?

2013-06-19T10:38:20Z

The most immediate question, of course, is: how much of the report will be implemented? The sweeping nature of the proposals, across criminal sanctions, accountability, remuneration, competition, governance and regulation means that even doing half of it would be a serious legislative undertaking.

Read more: Banking, UK Parliament, George Osborne, UK Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Banks, Rbs, UK Banks, UK Politics News

Lib Dems Pressured To Split Coalition And Vote For Robin Hood Tax

2013-06-18T06:02:25Z

Labour has cooked up a scheme to get Lib Dem MPs to vote against the government on Tuesday, by forcing a vote on the principle of a Financial Transact...

Read more: Robin Hood Tax, Nick Clegg, UK News, Chris Leslie, George Osborne, Financial Transactions Tax, Lib Dems, UK Politics News

Massive Hike In Air Fares Pushes UK Inflation Up

2013-06-18T04:45:53Z

A 22% surge in air fares helped lift inflation higher than expected last month to heap more pressure on households.

Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inf...

Read more: UK Business, Air Fares, Household Budgets, UK News, Inflation, George Osborne, UK Economy, UK News

George Osborne Expects 'Concrete' Progress On Tax Avoidance

2013-06-18T03:32:30Z

Britain is hopeful of achieving "real concrete progress" at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland today on tightening international tax rules which allow ...

Read more: Tax, David Cameron, George Osborne, Tax Avoidance, UK Economy, G8, UK Politics News

Would Britain's Army Be Able To Fight Another War?

2013-06-14T02:40:12Z

The head of the Army has warned that any gap between military resources and planned capabilities caused by spending cuts "could become quite dangerous...

Read more: Warwire, UK News, Navy, Philip Hammond, Army Cuts, Armed Forces, George Osborne, UK News

'The Face Of Poverty Has Become Younger'

2013-06-13T16:52:06Z

Young adults have seen their income slashed most by the recession while pensioners continue to receive more and more, researchers have revealed.

Th...

Read more: Living Standards, UK News, Pensioners, George Osborne, Pensioners Benefits, Ifs, UK Economy, UK Politics, UK News

Ed Balls Seen As More Capable Than George Osborne, Poll Finds

2013-06-12T11:56:38Z

Ed Balls has edged ahead of George Osborne as voters' choice for chancellor, according to a poll released today.

Some 38% of those taking part in I...

Read more: Conservative Party, UK News, Ed Balls, George Osborne, Labour Party, UK Economy, UK Politics News

Max Keiser: George Osborne's 'Help To Buy' Scheme Death Knell For UK Property Market

2013-06-09T11:59:57Z

The UK government has made a critical mistake: George Osborne's 'help to buy' scheme is off to a roaring start with money pouring into house-buying, including many first-time buyers... but there's a big problem.

Read more: Davos, g20, World Bank, The IMF, Bilderberg, Northern Rock, George Osborne, Housing Bubble, Bradford & Bingley, UK Housing, Help to Buy Scheme, UK Politics News

Workers Suffering 'Unprecedented' Fall In Wages, Says IFS

2013-06-12T03:54:06Z

Wages have fallen by more in real terms during the current economic downturn than ever previously recorded, according to new research which found an "...

Read more: UK Banks, Conserative Party, UK Diary, UK News, George Osborne, Labour Party, Wages, UK Economy, UK Politics News

Mehdi's Morning Memo: 'The Longest Slump In A Century'

2013-06-12T02:13:18Z

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 12 June 2013...

1) 'THE LONGEST SLUMP IN A CENTURY'

Forget (our anaemic) growth for a moment - focu...

Read more: Turkey, David Cameron, Ifs, Girly Swot, Facebook, Real Wages, George Osborne, Boris Johnson, Austerity, James Crosby, Mehdi's Morning Memo, Mehdis-Morning-Memo, Ed Balls, Nadhim Zahawi, Erdogan, George W Bush, Nick Griffin, UK Politics News

Is George Osborne's Cat Freya A Chinese Spy?

2013-06-10T11:02:46Z

George Osborne’s cat Freya is facing accusations of being a Chinese spy – after being frequently spotted in highly sensitive locations following a...

Read more: Freya, Cat, Spying, George-Osborne-Cat, UK News, Chinese Spy, George Osborne, Mossad, UK Politics News

Nick Abbot: I'm Confused And I Am Not the Only One

2013-06-07T09:37:50Z

Sometimes I am worried for the papers. No, I mean I am worried BY the papers. The Telegraph is a great read. That is the one that I would buy if I was...

Read more: Mortgages, Nhs, Economy, Help to Buy, House Prices, Daily Telegraph, Hospitals, George Osborne, Recession, UK Media, UK News

Both 2015 And 2020 Will Be 'Austerity Elections', Voters Warned

2013-06-07T08:15:53Z

Voters have been warned the public spending cuts begun under the coalition in 2010 could last for more than a decade, with both 2015 and 2020 being "a...

Read more: Nick Clegg, General Elections, Public Spending Cuts, UK News, Spending Cuts, George Osborne, David Cameron, Austerity, UK Politics News

Chinese-Owned Huawei 'Puts British National Security At Risk'

2013-06-06T08:42:32Z

Britain's national security is potentially being put at risk by the involvement of Chinese firms in the UK's telecoms systems, MPs warned today.

In...

Read more: Huawei, Intelligence and Security Committee, UK News, George Osborne, British Telecoms, UK Tech News

Ed Miliband Asked By George Osborne To Return Labour 'Tax Avoidance' Donation

2013-06-06T06:05:04Z

George Osborne has written to Ed Miliband to ask for the Labour Party to return money donated by its biggest donor after being accused of avoiding tax...

Read more: Ed Miliband, John Mills, UK News, Labour Party, Tax, Tax Avoidance, George Osborne, UK Diary, Donations, UK Politics News

'Dreadful, Crazy, Disastrous'

2013-06-05T08:17:05Z

The decision by Ed Miliband and Ed Balls to reposition Labour's stance on benefits spending has been attacked by leading figures on the left of the pa...

Read more: Left, Benefit Spending, Trade Unions, Labour Party, Child Benefit, David Cameron, Peter Hain, George Osborne, Austerity, Fabians, Winter Fuel Allowance, Ed Balls, Spending Cuts, Universal Benefits, Pmqs, Andrew Harrow, Ed Miliband, Left-Wing, Ken Livingstone, Labour, UK Politics News

Amma Brown: Osborne's Budget - Another Broken Promise

2013-06-04T12:11:10Z

Since the Budget speech in March, Osborne's tax cuts have proven themselves simply to be short-term solutions to distract us from effectively and wisely utilising our power as voters and as pressure groups. The Budget has continually fallen short of government assurances to fix what isn't working - it's been like giving plasters to a cancer patient.

Read more: Government, Politics, George Osborne, Budget Cuts, David Cameron, Budget, UK Politics News

Woolwich Attack: David Cameron Targets 'Conveyor Belt To Radicalisation'

2013-06-03T09:29:24Z

David Cameron has set up a new government task force on tackling extremism and radicalisation in the wake of the Woolwich attack that left soldier Lee...

Read more: Nick Clegg, Woolwich Attacks, Terror, UK News, UK Crime, George Osborne, Terrorism, Lee Rigby, David Cameron, Theresa May, UK Politics News

Jack Butler: Cameron's Got It Right on Cabinet Job Security - It's Just a Shame That Means Osborne's Staying Put

2013-05-30T19:00:00Z

Getting rid of Osborne would be a major break from Cameron's stable government agenda. Yet surely the benefits outweigh the costs. It could be accompanied by a mea culpa over this government's misguided economic policy, and show the public that Cameron is able to sacrifice one of the key figures of his Bullingdon clique to save the British economy.

Read more: Politics, Cabinet, UK Conservative Party, George Osborne, Tony Blair, David Cameron, UK Politics, Unemployment, UK Issues, UK Politics News

Richard Moran: Time to Get a Real Job? How Does Professional Status Create a Platform to Target the Poorest?

2013-05-24T12:49:52Z

Having spent three years working for a small charity, running a support and signposting service for young people, I decided the time was right to move on. During my final week, one of our volunteers approached and asked (very sweetly and with the best of intentions) "So, is it time to get a real job then?".

Read more: Third Sector, Professionalism, David Cameron, Nonprofits, Careers, Social Workers, Iain Duncan Smith, George Osborne, Charities, Social Work, Volunteering, Volunteers, UK News

David Dimbleby Slams 'Disgraceful' Boris Johnson For Ruining Bullingdon Club

2013-05-28T06:07:02Z

David Dimbleby has slammed Boris Johnson for his "disgraceful" behaviour during his time in the exclusive Oxford University Bullingdon Club.

The BB...

Read more: Ed Miliband, David Dimbleby, Conservatie Party, George Osborne, Labour Party, Bullingdon Club, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, UK Politics News

Cuts Will Come From Whitehall Not Benefits, George Osborne Insists

2013-05-28T05:01:33Z

George Osborne has indicated there will be no further cuts to benefits, after he revealed seven government departments had already signed up to slash ...

Read more: UK Banks, Jonathan Portes, Welfare, Benefits, UK Armed Forces, Terrorism, David Cameron, Benefit Cuts, UK Economy, Chris Leslie, Philip Hammond, George Osborne, UK Politics News