Debts and deficits: are Ed Balls' economic claims sound?


Labour Leadership hopeful Ed Balls used a slot on this morning's Today programme to attack the Coalition Government's deficit reduction proposals. But in making his defence of the previous administration's record, was Mr Balls economical with the truth?

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Assessing Oona King's Commons record

As the first votes are cast in Labour's Leadership election today, the battle for the Party's nomination for the ...

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The M6 Toll: success or failure?

The Campaign for Better Transport today claimed that a Birmingham pilot scheme for 'pay-as-you-go' motorways had ...

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How many rail passengers travel on discount tickets?

Despite criticism of the level of rail fares in the UK, industry body the Association of Train Operation Companies, ...

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Disability benefit: How much does fraud and error cost?

The Daily Mail reports this morning that £1 billion has been lost through fraud and error in disability living ...

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