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
16 December 2012
Steve Bell's If ...
Steve Bell's If ... on the George Osborne show
Steve Bell
Steve Bell's If ...
13 December 2012
UK credit rating threatened with S&P downgrade
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
George Osborne questioned by MPs about autumn statement: Politics live blog
12 December 2012
Labour's line in the sand on benefits
Ruth Lister
Ruth Lister: George Osborne's rhetorical traps won't make Labour turn against people already struggling to get by on benefits
11 December 2012
OBR chief warns George Osborne not to rely on borrowing forecasts
Robert Chote tells MPs he would not stake his reputation on the Office for Budget Responsibility's autumn statement predictions
9 December 2012
Labour response to chancellor's cynical ploy
Letters: Labour should make it clear now that we are not voting for this attack on the poorest, which includes cutting benefits to many people in work and struggling to survive on low pay
8 December 2012
'George Osborne demonised people who are out of work. That is wrong'
George Osborne's savage attack on benefits is an affront to British decency
Will Hutton
Business leader
A government so quick to join the race to the bottom is no friend of tax reform
Observer comment cartoon
The smirking axeman
Chris Riddell
Welfare state: Ed Miliband can strike a blow for social equity
Heather Stewart's economics comment
Autumn statement: compassionate conservatism is now officially dead
Heather Stewart
7 December 2012
Income tax: the good and bad news from the autumn statement
Meet the real William Beveridge
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
The environmental cost of Osborne's dash for gas
Social security cuts: hard times
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Martin Rowson on the autumn statement – cartoon
Martin Rowson
Why teachers and students suffer from performance-related pay
Richard Seymour
Lord Adonis interview: 'Little positive has happened as result of coalition'
