Andrew Colin Renfrew: The Portable Antiquities Scheme gives us greater access to our heritage, but it has been put under threat by this year's comprehensive spending review
October 2007
NHS spending to rise 4% - to £110bn
Government spending on the NHS is to rise by 4% a year in real terms, the chancellor announced in his annual spending review.
August 2007
Britain's armed forces are beset by bureaucracy and big willy syndrome
Max Hastings
Max Hastings: Defence spending is not just insufficient - it is woefully misdirected. A thorough review is now desperately overdue.
July 2007
Main points of the third sector review
The final report of the government's third sector review sets out measures to build on partnership with the third sector and feed into the upcoming comprehensive spending round.
June 2007
Voices of experience
Stephen Burke
Stephen Burke: The forthcoming spending review is predicted to be the tightest so far but it will raise the debate on the type of care older people want.
March 2007
Osborne 'panicking' over Tory spending plans
The Conservatives were accused of panicking and cutting back on spending pledges today after the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, said he would veto expensive plans contained in the Tory policy review proposals.
February 2007
Tough choices postponed
Leader: The battles of the next election, as well as the opening years of Gordon Brown's time in office, will be defined by this year's comprehensive spending review.