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The government has big ambitions but is only halfheartedly matching them with its wallet
The government’s response to immediate pressures on the system is inadequate and indefensible
Reforms aim to improve co-operation between organisations in order to tackle wait-lists and staffing shortages
Higher interest payments on debt also a factor despite boost in business activity fuelling tax receipts rise
Clipping London’s wings will not help other cities and regions to soar
Lost growth is saddling the UK with higher taxes or lower spending
Spending watchdog claims the MoD ‘continually fails to learn from its mistakes’
Department insists money to deal with shortage of doctors and nurses must come out of existing pot
Some will not support further increases and are uneasy at huge expansion of the state
Real-terms spending increases benefit some departments at the expense of others
Public spending and taxation both set to rise to highest levels in decades
The government has bowed to pressures for higher taxes, predominantly to protect the old
First 106 successful bids announced in push to tackle regional inequality
But Treasury faces criticism over what items could be included to reach target
Funding included in Budget to get project to final investment decision within three years
Chancellor also had headroom to please ‘red wall’ MPs with spending commitments
Capital spending to increase but there are worries local UK schemes will remain underfunded
Plans balance prime minister’s big-spending leanings with chancellor’s prudence
Britain’s economic scarring less than expected, stellar earnings from Big Tech, taxing times for US Democrats
Scientists ‘disappointed’ by deferral of pledge to invest £22bn annually in R&D by 2024-25
Rishi Sunak’s statement to the House of Commons
Chancellor makes claim despite plans for tax levels to rise to highest in more than 70 years
Upgraded growth forecasts due to give UK chancellor the chance to unveil extra public spending
Dismal outlook means spending needs to focus on lifting potential output
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