INDEPENDENT, 27/06/13: CHANCELLOR GEORGE OSBORNE KEEPS AN EYE ON THE ELECTION AS HE DECIDES NOT TO CAP STATE PENSIONS
Prateek Buch, director of the Social Liberal Forum, said: "Britain needs a more effective economic approach beyond hoping that cutting government spending will heal the economy….The additional cuts to local government, transport and public sector pay will squeeze already-strained public services, making a mockery of the localism agenda and adding more pressure on the cost of living. Such decisions are the painful consequence of prioritising a balanced budget over a balanced economy