Successive governments have failed to address the fundamental problem of housing supply. Will a Conservative or Labour government post-2015 do any better? SMF Chief Economist Nida Broughton, and Research Director Nigel Keohane, offer analysis of the party election manifestos.
Labour is presenting itself as the new party of fiscal responsibility, with a “Budget Responsibility Lock” to prove it. SMF Chief Economist Nida Broughton analyses the Labour 2015 manifesto to see if this true for their election commitments.
In this briefing SMF Chief Economist Nida Broughton assesses the state of the public finances and the Chancellor's options in the lead up to Budget 2015.