http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/spending_review/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Spending review section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:23:59 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/spending_review/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 George Osborne unveils the biggest spending cuts in decades - with welfare, councils and police all hit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11579979#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11579979 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:53:46 GMT What the cuts look like http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11583746#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11583746 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:25:00 GMT We know the figures, what about the impact? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11595835#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11595835 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:00:52 GMT Can one man slash his household budget? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11552869#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11552869 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:32:48 GMT Whether the era of being 'comfortably off' is over http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11523644#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11523644 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:01:11 GMT The first and deputy first ministers accuse the British government of breaking promises in its Spending Review. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11585961#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11585961 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:58:18 GMT The chairman of the Local Government Association says an estimated 100,000 jobs in local authorities will go as a result of spending cuts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11596713#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11596713 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:01:40 GMT The Welsh Assembly Government says its budget will be cut by £1.8bn over the next four years, after the UK Spending Review is announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11573453#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11573453 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:43:24 GMT The SNP says Spending Review cuts are risking 12,000 Scots jobs, but UK ministers insist reductions are less severe than predicted. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11576631#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11576631 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:34:54 GMT Questions are being asked about the high-profile promises being made over health and social care spending. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11595875#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11595875 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:47:58 GMT Centre stage with more changes ahead http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11589686#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11589686 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:22:39 GMT The state pension age will now rise to 66 by 2020 for both men and women, the Chancellor, George Osborne, says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11581935#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11581935 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:09:36 GMT The chancellor makes clear the Royal family will not be spared from the austerity programme, as he announces 14% spending cuts and a Civil List cash freeze. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11587991#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11587991 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:56:12 GMT The NHS budget in England will get the above inflation rises it was promised this parliament, but by only the "bare minimum" margin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11582619#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11582619 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:39:31 GMT Schools in England are to get a real-terms increase in classroom funding, while universities and colleges face heavy cuts after the spending review. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11584239#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11584239 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:57:06 GMT The government announces the location of the rural areas that will pilot super-fast broadband, part-funded by the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11583421#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11583421 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:33:38 GMT Major budget cuts will lead to 3,000 fewer prison inmates four years from now, says the Ministry of Justice. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11586371#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11586371 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:40:05 GMT Arts Council England, which distributes money to hundreds of arts bodies, is having its spending sliced by almost 30% in the Spending Review. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11582070#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11582070 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:40:16 GMT UK Chancellor George Osborne announces that the science budget will be frozen in cash terms - amounting to a cut of less than 10% over four years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11579949#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11579949 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:51:38 GMT Funding for school sport has been slashed by the UK's Coalition Government, with grassroots and elite sport also taking significant hits. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/9111865.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/9111865.stm Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:39:52 GMT The social housing budget in England is to be cut by more than 50% with council housing "for life" phased out, the BBC understands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11570923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11570923 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:39:33 GMT The television licence fee, which funds the BBC, is to be frozen for the next six years at £145.50, Chancellor George Osborne confirms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11572171#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11572171 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:28:05 GMT Controversial £30bn plans for a Severn estuary barrage tidal energy project are scrapped by the government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-11564284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-11564284 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:42:34 GMT Ministers scrap nearly 200 quangos to improve accountability and cut costs - but Labour say the cull could end up costing more than it saves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11538534#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11538534 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:44:35 GMT Harrier jump jets, HMS Ark Royal and planned Nimrod spy planes have been axed in the defence review and 42,000 jobs will go by 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11570593#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11570593 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:08:09 GMT In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry talks to Sarah Pennells about what the Spending Review really means for pensions, tax credits and benefits. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11612272#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11612272 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:56:16 GMT The chancellor's reform of social housing is the most radical for a generation with some new tenants likely to be paying rents nearer the market rate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11607017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11607017 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:23:07 GMT The spending review has seen the budget for overseas aid protected and even increased http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11605800#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11605800 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:43:49 GMT The Chancellor George Osborne has defended the government's spending cuts saying it will put the economy on a stable footing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11593987#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11593987 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:43:06 GMT Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson has denounced the government spending cuts claiming they were alternatives to 'throwing 500,000 people out of work'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11593988#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11593988 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:12:34 GMT General Sir Richard Dannatt, has said the government's proposed spending cut plans should be adjusted if found to unfairly hit the poorest in the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/9117458.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/9117458.stm Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:40:51 GMT An overview of Chancellor George Osborne's Spending Review, and the immediate response from the opposition and the public at large - both favourable and negative. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11590355#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11590355 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:33:48 GMT BBC editors Nick Robinson, Stephanie Flanders and Robert Peston on the Spending Review. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11587034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11587034 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:29:31 GMT Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson has hit back at the government's "unfair" spending review, saying cuts were what Conservative MPs came to politics for. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11586541#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11586541 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:23:51 GMT BBC News footage recalls what leading politicians said about deficit reduction before and after the 2010 general election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11583839#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11583839 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:15:25 GMT The BBC's Mark Easton has been in Birmingham looking at the social impact of the spending cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11590922#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11590922 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:40:21 GMT At-a-glance summary of all the important details http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11569160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11569160 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:54:34 GMT What it's all about and why does it matter? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11514700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11514700 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:54:43 GMT Gordon Corera on UK's future security http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11576481#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11576481 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:18:05 GMT How countries are dealing with budget short falls http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10162176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10162176 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:46:10 GMT Find out how resilient areas of England might be http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11233799#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11233799 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:54:48 GMT How vulnerable areas of Wales are to cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11500813#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11500813 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:01:59 GMT