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

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Westminster Watch, Whitehall Watch Posted: October 25, 2013

“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 […]

Tagged With: budget, government, parliament, shutdown, spending, tax and spend

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The OBR and Scrutinising Public Money and Policies: Why We Need a Parliamentary Budget Office

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: September 23, 2013

Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, has declared he’d like the Office of Budget Responsibility to assess Labour’s tax and spend policies before the next election. Robert Chote, the head of the OBR, and Andrew Tyrie, the Conservative chair of the Treasury select committee, have both said they think this could be a good thing. Others […]

Tagged With: CBO, ed balls, Labour, OBR, parliament, policy, Whitehall

Parliament and Public Spending – interesting letter

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: June 24, 2009

I thought the following letter was an interesting addition to discussion about Parlaiment’s role in deciding budgets (see also my post on PF Blog) from former civil and public servant Des McConaghy.

Tagged With: government, HM Treasury, parliament, spending

Anne Widdecombe takes my advice?

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: June 12, 2009

I think I was the first person to suggest Anne Widdecombe for Speaker (see on this blog) so I’m glad to see she’s taken the hint. (Although I doubt I really had anything to do with it). Her idea of an interim Speaker pending the election of a “post-expenses row” House of Commons also makes […]

Tagged With: parliament, speaker

Expenses Gate III: Hysteria, Humbug and Hypocrisy

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: May 13, 2009

Confession: within 30 seconds of hearing about David Willett’s expenses claim for changing light-bulbs I’d cracked the inevitable “how many Conservative MPs does it take to change a light-bulb…” joke to my long-suffering partner.

Tagged With: expenses, government, media, parliament

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