George Osborne the shadow chancellor has said that a Conservative government would replace the Private Finance Initiative for funding big public sector projects.

What a bloody excellent speech from Shadow Chancellor George Osborne. He outlined perfectly where it all went wrong under Brown and how a Conservative government would set things right. And he managed to pull another great policy out of his hat: a Conservative government would bring in a two year council tax freeze. I'll update this post when I can get hold of George's full speech and th...

George Osborne today claimed that the tax cuts expected to be announced by the government on Monday would fail politically and economically. In an interview with the Financial Times, the shadow chancellor said using borrowing to fund significant tax cuts would not increase support for Labour. The prime minister, Gordon Brown, and the chancellor, Alistair Darling, believe large cuts are necessary t...

Council tax would be frozen for the first two years of a Conservative government Shadow Chancellor George Osborne promised the Tory party conference in Birmingham.

Chancellor George Osborne rejects calls for temporary tax cuts to boost growth in a speech to the Conservative Party conference.

George Osborne, shadow chancellor, promised a new Conservative "age of responsibility, in which an incoming Tory government would tackle Britain's debt culture and bring down the soaring budget deficit

Conservatives today hailed George Osborne's announcement of a freeze on council tax and cheered the shadow chancellor for 'telling the truth' about Gordon Brown

John Smith tried it in 1992 - and was rewarded with the blame for losing the election for Labour. So it took a bit of nerve for George Osborne to start the process of telling us what to expect from a Conservative Chancellor if we form the next Government. Pay freeze for millions, job cuts for many who work in the Civil Service and the regional quangos, an end to some tax credits, a delay in reachi...

Council tax would be frozen for the first two years of a Conservative government George Osborne pledged today.

A MOVE to slash corporation tax was the headline measure in the first major speech by George Osborne since he was made Chancellor.