If you dare open a newspaper these days, it's difficult subject matter to avoid.
The year 2015 certainly didn’t come without its challenges, but we all stopped to take a breath at the end of it to enjoy the New Year’s Eve festivities.
It wouldn’t be a George Osborne speech in the House of Commons unless there was a dramatic headline.
Who would want to be George Osborne right now?
It’s been at the epicentre of all things polarising in many of George Osborne’s policies.
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“They’re poverty deniers! Austerity is a political choice being imposed on the poorest and most vulnerable!”
Set against the backdrop of Greek financial turmoil, raging debates on the merits of austerity, and unrest over impending welfare cuts, Wednesday’s ‘emergency’ Budget – the Conservatives’ first in more than 18 years.
Depending on your predisposition to decimal places, Britain may well have dipped its toes into the murky waters of deflation in March.
The blurred lines between politics and economics were very much in evidence at Wednesday’s pre-election Budget, and whether George Osborne’s speech was a success in the context of the former will be debated in the days to come.
As all eyes fall on George Osborne for Wednesday’s delivery of the Budget, we wanted to share our thoughts with you as to what might be in store.