Kris Hopkins (Free subscription) | yesterday
As Shadow Chancellor George Osborne pointed out last night, the detail of Gordon Brown’s announcement on help with mortgage payments for people who lose their jobs is much more relevant than the headlines he managed to generate. The Prime Minister claimed in the House of Commons that the eight major mortgage lenders had signed up for the plan. However, it later became apparent that two of them - Lloyds...
And another thing... (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
MUCH CyberTory indignation this morning about the (farcical) suggestion that Damian Green was arrested because he was “about to” commit a crime. But it seems the Tories themselves think this is a good principle to follow. Because now “Boy” George Osborne has condemned the government for something it has yet to do - join the euro. Not [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
George Osborne is to attack Labour's 'euro-fanatics' following speculation that government figures want to adopt the euro.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The Tories took their economic policy to the airwaves this week with two new political broadcasts – one featuring George Osborne, in Channel 4's Political Slot, and the other a party political broadcast starring David Cameron. Both politicians used their films to try to empathise with the troubled British public, but Cameron's effort seemed more successful than his shadow chancellor's. Osborne has...
Womble on Tour (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
George Osborne remarked a couple of weeks ago that all Labour governments end up running out of money, and this one is no exception. The trouble with this one is that it is now abusing the privilege. Today they've just risked pouring another £1 bn down the tube with the mortgage prop-up scheme. This sort of distortion in the mortgage market is a bad idea because: .. it can only be paid for with yet...
Labourhome (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Think of the main British players (decision makers, analysts, media commentators etc.) on how to deal with the effects of the credit crunch: Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, Mervyn King, David Blanchflower, Vince Cable, George Osborne, Ken Clarke, Robert Peston, Evan Davis, Martin Woolf, Will Hutton, Larry Elliot... It's hardly a list notable for its diversity is it? Whilst there are a few notable...
Madame Arcati (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Did the Telegraph 's gorgeous Mandrake gosser Tim Walker really scoop the nationals by revealing that George Osborne and Lord Mandy Hello Sailored with Nat Rothschild on rich bastard Deripaska's yacht off Corfu? Tim told Madame Arcati that he did (but he didn't say Nat was on board), the Sunday Times' Martin Ivens seemed to claim that he did, or did he? A noted observer writes in ... No, no: Ivens...
The Complete MoneyScience (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
moneyscience: Quite clever and just a little bit crazy - the George Osborne trance remix on YouTube - http://tinyurl.com/5tcwst
The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
George Osborne has accused Labour of planning a "secret tax bombshell" after Gordon Brown refused to deny that they considered increasing VAT to 20%. This came after an official document, signed by a Treasury minister, revealed plans to increase VAT to 18.5% after the next election. George said, "It explains why there is a black hole in the PBR - because at the last minute Gordon Brown clearly decided...
KERRY MCCARTHY (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Sir Nicholas Soames asking someone where the Norman Shaw building was. Sir Nicholas has been an MP for 25 years. David Cameron's office is in Norman Shaw. So is George Osborne's. Sir Nick is obviously a frequent visitor. Kerry McCarthy www.Kerry-McCarthy.blogspot.com www.KerryMcCarthyMP.org
Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
The Guardian have reacted to the Tory Bear George Osborne trance remix: "Here are four words you probably never thought you'd see in the same sentence: "George Osborne trance remix". Yes, that's George, Osborne, trance and remix. And it really does mean what it says on the tin: this video features the shadow chancellor's response to the pre-budget report overlaid with a bangin' dance soundtrack. This...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
George Osborne's younger brother Adam may currently still be banned from working as a doctor following allegations that he prescribed tranquillisers to friends but he has another interest to keep him busy during the 18 months that he may have to stay away from work.
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Damian Green was arrested by anti-terrorist police, people are asking how can this be. Well this might provide you with a clue ( my emphasis ): "the European Union employs a definition of terrorism for legal/official purposes which is set out in Art. 1 of the Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism (2002).[22] This provides that terrorist offences are certain criminal offences set out in a list comprised...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
I can't remember where I read it, but on Tuesday a political journalist speculated that the reason why George Osborne was so well prepared to give his excellent speech on Monday, was that his team had been leaked all the details of the PBR by someone in the Treasury. Nick Watt has some details HERE . What he doesn't mention is that a senior (non MP) Tory staffer was apparently spotted in St James's...
Re-cycle of Life (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
As the shockwaves of Damian Green's arrest reverberate, I wonder if someone in HM Treasury is feeling distinctly queasy this morning? It's the worst-kept secret at Westminster that George Osborne's shadow Treasury team have a helpful friend or two inside HMT, something that has led to all sorts of speculation about last weekend's budget leaks, and not a few pr...
