Dr Osborne did not say the economy was  ‘healing’ but ‘moving out of intensive care’

The cost of policing the Bilderberg conference – a meeting of politicians, academics and business leaders – in Hertfordshire last week was more than £1m, the Home Office has revealed.

"We've always said the road to recovery would be a marathon, not a sprint" said the Business Secretary Vince Cable today in response to the GDP figures. Talk about rewriting history.

The Chancellor's grief at Lady Thatcher's funeral won't sway his critics, but many found it both genuine and moving

Workers will not pay any tax on the first £10,000 of their wages from next year - 12 months earlier than planned.

The Government's decision to axe half-price coach fares for the over-sixties saw 1 million fewer pensioners travel with National Express last year, as the transport group's annual pre-tax profit fell 9 per cent to £164.1m.

The UK's biggest self-storage firm counted the cost of the Chancellor's Budget raid on the industry and a falling pound as it veered into the red.

Olivier Blanchard delivers 'time to take stock' message ahead of gloomy GDP figures expected tomorrow

The Independent on Sunday: Chancellor will need to use 'dark arts' to meet targets

Most people agree that we have a major problem with congestion. But is inserting a new class distinction into Britain's roads likely to solve the problem? Probably not

It is tempting to think that Sir Martin Sorrell gets taken way too seriously; that his position as chief (M)Ad Man makes journalists hang on his every word rather more than a dispassionate analysis of his predictive record merits.

Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries has launched a furious attack on George Osborne, branding him “stupid” and accusing him of lying about her.

Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, on a collision course with his Tory colleagues