
LONDON, United Kingdom – Just five protesters gathered outside of Osborne and Little, a family-owned wallpaper shop promising to “devastate the avenues where the wealthy live”, while around 100 people gathered near Downing Street last night to protest the British government’s
by Breitbart London25 Nov 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

LONDON – British public finances recorded the worst deficit for any October since 2009, leaving Chancellor George Osborne (pictured above) a challenge to meet his borrowing goals as he prepares a major review of government spending. Britain’s headline public borrowing rose
by Reuters20 Nov 2015, 2:30 AM PST0

Britain’s Chancellor will outline how he wants to protect London’s financial services industry in a reformed European Union (EU) when he travels to Germany next week. Prime Minister David Cameron is trying to convince other EU leaders to agree to
by Reuters31 Oct 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

I keep hearing Chancellor George Osborne talking about the creation of a ‘Northern Powerhouse‘. For some time now I’ve been scratching my head and wondering what this really is all about. As with all things Osborne there is some electoral
by Nigel Farage MEP23 Oct 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Concerns among British employers about a new, higher UK minimum wage are contributing to a sharp slowdown in hiring via recruitment firms, according to a survey published on Thursday. The number of people hired last month for
by Reuters8 Oct 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Chancellor George Osborne has categorically ruled out cutting Britain’s huge foreign aid budget, while also backing expensive new infrastructure projects as he tries to reduce Britain’s deficit. In his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in
by Nick Hallett5 Oct 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

There’s been a lot of hubbub this morning, as there has been all week, about the popularity of the new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. But while the media and the Conservative Party revel in the victory of their latest piñata being
by Raheem Kassam20 Sep 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

David Cameron is preparing to accept around 15,000 Syrian refugees and would like to commence military action against Islamic State (IS) militants within a month, senior sources have said. Details of Britain’s refugee resettlement programme are currently being finalised after
by Liam Deacon6 Sep 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

Last month I watched the celebrated US economist Paul Krugman explain to 2000 people in Las Vegas why debt doesn’t matter. Despite being at a business focused libertarian conference he convinced a sizeable chunk of his audience, by a show
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney25 Aug 2015, 4:35 AM PST0

Yesterday it was supermarket chain ASDA. Today it is the health care sector. Barely months after the Tories announced the introduction of a national living wage, another casualty of what looks certain to be a dramatic rise in labour costs has
by Simon Kent20 Aug 2015, 3:49 AM PST0

Energy campaigners have called on the British government to “realise” at least one shale project in the UK, to prove the technology’s worth and to prevent investors drifting away to projects abroad. “The most important step now is to kick-start one shale
by Donna Rachel Edmunds18 Aug 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

The Economist magazine this week splashes on Chancellor George Osborne’s budget, with the headline “The New Conservatism: George Osborne’s political vision is brave, bold—and on many counts wrong”. It read (emphasis added): On July 8th Mr Osborne rose to give the
by Raheem Kassam9 Jul 2015, 8:55 PM PST0

The law of unintended consequences has struck George Osborne’s summer budget. According to the Financial Times, the Chancellor’s much-trumpeted minimum pay guarantee “will enhance the lure of the British labour market to migrants.” This means the same Conservative Party that always
by Simon Kent9 Jul 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

Free market think tanks have denounced “left wing” Tory plans to hike the minimum wage to £9 an hour as “intellectually bankrupt.” They accused the government of knowingly sacrificing jobs and “putting politics ahead of good policy.” By the government’s own prediction
by Liam Deacon9 Jul 2015, 2:55 AM PST0

The Church of England has become the first major Christian denomination in Britain to speak out against George Osborne’s plans to relax Sunday trading laws – legislation that prevents shops from opening longer than six hours on Sundays – saying
by Nick Hallett8 Jul 2015, 12:33 AM PST0

The Conservative Party is set to take another swipe at the Church of England tomorrow as George Osborne announces in his Budget speech that he will look at relaxing Sunday trading laws – the legislation that keeps Britain’s shops from
by Breitbart London6 Jul 2015, 3:14 PM PST0

George Osborne has branded talk of a deal with UKIP “nonsense” despite polls showing a coalition between the two would be the only way to keep his boss in Downing Street. Nigel Farage first made the offer after Labour leader Ed
by Andre Walker15 Mar 2015, 5:31 AM PST0

Much like the famous Christmas ceasefire of 1914, the internal battle within the Conservatives only lasted for one day this year, as Home Secretary Theresa May launched yet another attack on the Chancellor George Osborne. The latest attack in the
by Andre Walker26 Dec 2014, 6:58 AM PST0