George Eaton
George Eaton is a contributing writer at the New Statesman.
Articles by George Eaton
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UK Politics
David Miliband's demolition of Osbornomics
- 01 December 2011
- 2 comments
Former foreign secretary deconstructs Osborne's economic myths.
Broadcast
Why the left is wrong on Jeremy Clarkson
- 01 December 2011
- 115 comments
Clarkson's call for strikers to be "shot" was an unfunny joke that required no comment from anyone.
UK Politics
Huhne opens fire on Osborne
- 01 December 2011
- 4 comments
Huhne says that the autumn statement was "a Conservative Chancellor delivering his own speech".
UK Politics
Osborne's cuts get even bigger
- 30 November 2011
- 9 comments
Spending on public services will now be cut by 16.2 per cent over seven years.
UK Politics
PMQs review: Miliband comes off the fence
- 30 November 2011
- 8 comments
The Labour leader finally launched a passionate defence of public sector workers.
UK Politics
The myth of "unaffordable" public sector pensions
- 30 November 2011
- 41 comments
Forcing workers to pay more is a political choice, not an economic necessity.
Economy
Osborne takes an axe to the public sector
- 29 November 2011
- 7 comments
710,000 public sector jobs will be cut by 2017, up from previous estimate of 400,000.
Economy
Osborne to borrow more than Labour was projected to
- 29 November 2011
- 17 comments
Chancellor forecast to borrow £19bn more than the Brown government was expected to.
UK Politics
Is Osborne borrowing more or less?
- 29 November 2011
- 8 comments
The Chancellor is set to borrow more than Gordon Brown planned.
UK Politics
Miliband: I don't support strikes
- 28 November 2011
- 18 comments
Labour leader distances himself from the unions ahead of Wednesday's strike.