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Could Budget 2015 lead to our very own version of the Washington Shut Down?

Colin Talbot By Filed Under: Westminster Watch, Whitehall Watch Posted:

“The last government defeat over estimates was in 1921 … nowadays any amendment would be tantamount to a vote of no confidence.” (Whener, 2010: p8). Could we see, in March 2015, the first example of a real conflict within Parliament on the Government’s Budget proposals, leading to a Washington-style impasse? There are several reasons to […]

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Scrutinising the cost of party policies; a good idea in principle but…

Robert Chote By Filed Under: Westminster Watch, Whitehall Watch Posted:

Recently in Manchester three key national figures discussed how to improve the scrutiny of how British government spends its money: Margaret Hodge MP (Lab), chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Bernard Jenkin MP (Con), chair of the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC); and Robert Chote, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The session […]

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