Autumn statement 2012
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Labour's line in the sand on benefitsRuth Lister: George Osborne's rhetorical traps won't make Labour turn against people already struggling to get by on benefits
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OBR chief warns George Osborne not to rely on borrowing forecastsRobert Chote tells MPs he would not stake his reputation on the Office for Budget Responsibility's autumn statement predictions
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'George Osborne demonised people who are out of work. That is wrong'
Vince Cable says the Tories still don't understand that they are alienating voters by failing to spread the pain of austerity
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Will Hutton: George Osborne in his autumn statement displayed a total contempt for the welfare of the less well-offGeorge Osborne's savage attack on benefits is an affront to British decency
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A government so quick to join the race to the bottom is no friend of tax reformBusiness leader: George Osborne publicly disparages avoidance and abuses – but his relish at undercutting other countries' corporation tax rates is palpable
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Income tax: the good and bad news from the autumn statement
The chancellor said raising personal tax allowances will mean millions paying less – but it's not that simple
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Meet the real William BeveridgeGeoffrey Wheatcroft: The man who inspired the welfare state and is idolised by Labour was in fact an anti-statist Liberal
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The environmental cost of Osborne's dash for gasLetters: The chancellor's announcement of tax breaks for fracking shale gas and approval for more than 30 gas-fired power stations is bad for the environment, energy security, and our economy
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Labour warns of hidden 'mummy tax' in benefits plan
Government criticised for autumn statement plans to impose three-year squeeze on range of benefits
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More welfare cuts needed to save public sector, says IFS
People on benefits will be targeted again in drive to make £27bn savings to spare government departments, says thinktank
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow MPs vote on 1% benefits cap: Politics live blog
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen, including MPs debating the welfare benefits uprating bill which imposes a 1% benefits cap