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March 16, 2016

BMA decries lack of new NHS resources in Budget

The BMA has expressed real concern about the future of the NHS in England as a result of today’s UK Budget announcement.
March 16, 2016

Budget 'fails the next generation', says Children's Society chief

One of Britain’s leading charities, the Children’s Society, says that Chancellor Osborne’s latest budget is letting down the upcoming generation.
March 16, 2016

Budget 2016 - violence in a smart suit

Gandhi said 'Poverty is the worst form of violence.' That being so, the Budget was a violent attack on people already battered and bruised.
March 16, 2016

Not getting it right on booms, slumps and austerity

The following from Professor John Weeks and Ann Pettifor of Prime Economics was published on 15 March 2016, a day ahead of the UK Budget speech by the Chancellor, in the Guardian newspaper:
March 16, 2016

George Osborne's economy isn't working: time to change tack

Today (16 March 2016) will be George Osborne’s seventh Spring budget.
March 15, 2016

Christian Aid calls on Osborne to act on global companies' tax

The Chancellor should practice what he preaches in his Budget on Wednesday and stop UK based multinational companies hiding their tax dodging from public view, says Christian Aid.
March 14, 2016

UK economy '£140 billion smaller than Chancellor planned', says TUC

The UK economy is £140 billion smaller than the government predicted in 2010, according to new analysis published yesterday (13 March) by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in its Budget statement.

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