Today the Treasury’s Spending Challenge website, which asks for ideas on how to save public money, has been opened up to the public. Last month it was launched to those who work in the public sector but now everyone is being invited to contribute. This two-stage launch was a smart move as it helped deal

The Treasury has launched a website asking for evidence from the frontline about how public spending can be saved: This week’s Budget set out a 25 per cent cut in spending for most departments over four years. Now, we want you to help us find those savings so we can cut public spending in a

One more time: Here's Tony Benn talking about the Internet (interviewed by Pressureworks Website): Benn: You have to use the technologies available. In the old days you shouted at a public meeting and a few people heard you. Nowadays if you can get on a microphone, on camera, on a website, you can speak to the world. I think the Internet and satellite television are extraordinary! And again, ...

Treasury Committee House of Commons, Committee Office 7 Millbank London SW1P 3JA Tel 020 7219 5769 Fax 020 7219 2069 Email treascom@parliament.uk Website www.parliament.uk/treascom 14 October 2008: For Immediate Release TREASURY COMMITTEE INVITES QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC TO PUT TO THE CHANCELLOR ON THE BANKING CRISIS Following the unprecedented financial intervention announced by the Chancellor o...

Signs the Treasury is targeting its proposed cuts on those receiving other forms of payments, including out-of-work benefits

The public is being asked to vote on more than 44,000 ideas for spending cuts submitted via a Treasury website.

Pensioners were largely protected from the "bonfire of the benefits" unveiled on Wednesday.

A new item on the Independent website sends me into a slough of despond. It’s a report that the European Commission has warned the UK government that the benefits rule that limits benefits to people with a “right to reside” in the UK is probably contrary to EU law.

The Guardian website has published some interesting Treasury data on UK public spending since 1963. ( Sorry that the table hasn't quite come out as it should below but it is worth a careful read of the % of GDP figures - the second number after each year. They show that public spending as a GDP % actually went up under Thatcher from 1980 to 1983 presumably because of the cost of unemployment benef...

"Last updated 2 minutes ago", the Telegraph website proudly claims. Which is clearly more than you can say, this morning, for its supply of stock photos...