Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 08:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill it

Amid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving …

STEPHEN GLOVER: Is Britain run by MPs or a super quango whose forecasts are as reliable as a drunk palm reader at a rowdy village fete?

found 2025 › Apr › 10 (Thu) @ 01:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Most people have probably barely heard of the Office for Budget Responsibility, known as the OBR. The unaccountable super quango has become a great power of the land.

You really have changed your tune, Sir Keir! Prime Minister says he 'personally struggles' with once-lauded OBR after it refused to accept Labour's claim benefits cuts will get people back into work

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 23:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Prime Minister said he 'personally struggled' with the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) approach in assessing a package of welfare reforms in the Spring Statement.

Brace yourselves: Taxes are heading for a record high - and there's every chance that they will be going up even higher

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicted today that the tax take will climb to 37.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027-28.

ALEX BRUMMER: The Office for Budget Responsibility must be stripped of its powers or all our wallets will suffer

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

ALEX BRUMMER: Of all the blunders Rachel Reeves has made since becoming Chancellor, none has been greater than her empowerment of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Labour on course to MISS 1.5million homes target despite making it easier to to build on the Green Belt - and mortgage rates are forecast to rise

found 2025 › Mar › 26 (Wed) @ 17:46 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Chancellor insisted she was within 'touching distance' of hitting the target after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast 1.3million homes would be built by the 2029-30 financial yea…