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Ed Conway

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Please read this before trying to claim the Government is not cutting spending

First published in the Telegraph on 28 June 2010 Depending on who you listen to, Britain is facing either a spending squeeze the likes of which we haven’t seen since the 1920s or a healthy 9pc increase in Government spending over the course of the Parliament. So which is

Does the Coalition have the courage to carry out these cuts?

First published in the Telegraph on 24 June 2010 Since Angel Gurria is Mexican, I presume he is not a connoisseur of Yes, Minister. So when the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development described George Osborne’s first Budget this week as “courageous”, I doubt he meant

Osborne delivers medicine for dealing with the deficit

First published in the Telegraph on 23 June 2010 BRITAIN must endure a period of austerity as deep and searing as the one which preceded the General Strike of the 1920s, following a Budget described by the Chancellor as “tough but fair”. George Osborne received plaudits from ratings agencies, international

Approval for cuts now, but beware the brickbats later

First published in the Telegraph on 22 June 2010 ONE of the perks of being Chancellor is that, alone among ministers, you are entitled to take a dram of whisky into the Commons with you to sip while you deliver your big set piece. For once, this is a tradition

Will we be a world-beater or an also-ran?

First published in the Telegraph on 17 June 2010 The trouble with granting people independence is that they often develop a mind of their own. George Osborne learnt this to his cost this week, when his new Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its assessment of the British economy and

A little more nasty talk may yet be in order

First published in the Telegraph on 9 June 2010 WE Britons love it when our government talks nasty to us. If you don’t believe me, consult the history books. Every time a government has had to cut public spending, it has only done so after informing the public, in

The gamblers betting on Britain going bust

First published in the Telegraph on 3 June 2010 Since more or less the dawn of time, the British have loved to present themselves as that bit better – and better-off – than their counterparts overseas. Back in the 19th century, Gustave Flaubert’s not entirely sincere definition of Englishmen in his