George Osborne

The government spending review is not a short term fix but a long-term restructuring of the nation's economy, according to a senior Conservative MP.

The Government has announced a policy of cutting across all departments. Peter Barnett assesses what this regime of a thousand cuts means for the protection and health intermediary

Chancellor George Osborne's aides say complete abolition of the FSA is still on the table, adding the regulator will certainly lose its independent role.