Autumn Statement: Most voters believe George Osborne's announcements will make them WORSE off

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George Osborne’s Autumn Statement has backfired with a majority of voters saying it will make them WORSE off.

Three out of five said he was helping the wealthy while 51% said they would be out of pocket, the snap survey found.

And almost twice as many people, 40%, agree with Labour that Mr Osborne is out of touch with the cost of living crisis than thinks he is turning the economy around, according to the damning poll by Ipsos Mori.

Nearly half, 47%, said the rich would benefit while 42% believe his plans are bad for

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Autumn statement: George Osborne refuses to learn the lessons of the past

George Osborne (L) and Danny Alexander (R) leave the Treasury in central LondonGetty

The Chancellor likes to talk about taking 'tough decisions' and 'cleaning up Labour's mess'.  Truth be told, he does neither.

From the national level - where our debt continues to rise - to the family level - where schemes like Help-to-Buy are fueling another potentially disastrous housing bubble - George Osborne refuses to learn the lessons of the past.

Voters believe our political elite collectively failed to spot the dangers of an economy built on debt. 

Hard working families have paid a heavy price for government mistakes. They are

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Autumn Statement: The Key Points At A Glance

The main Autumn Statement announcements as they were outlined in the Commons by the Chancellor George Osborne. 2:03pm UK, Thursday 05 December 2013

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MoD statement: Afghan murder a 'truly shocking aberration'

Following the guilty verdict in the court martial of a serviceman charged with murder, Brigadier Bill Dunham, Deputy Commandant General of the Royal Marines, says the murder of an Afghan soldier by a marine "should not have happened and it should never happen again" 4:20PM GMT 08 Nov 2013

One of Britain's highest ranking Royal Marines has branded the cold-blooded execution of an injured Afghan insurgent as "truly shocking and appalling".

Brigadier Bill Dunham spoke out after a commando was convicted of murdering the seriously wounded prisoner in Helmand Province two years ago.

A court martial board found the serviceman, known only as Marine A, guilty of murder following a two-week trial at the military court centre in Bulford, Wiltshire.

Two others, known only as Marines B and C, were acquitted of the same charge, contrary to Section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, by the seven-strong board.

Brigadier Dunham said: "It is a matter of profound regret in this isolated incident that one marine failed to apply his training and discharge his responsibilities.

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"What we have heard over the last two weeks is not consistent with the ethos, values and standards of the Royal Marines.

"It was a truly shocking and appalling aberration. It should not have happened and it should never happen again."

During the trial, the court martial heard the marines were on patrol in a "kinetic" area of Afghanistan on September 15 2011 when they discovered the insurgent lying seriously injured in a field.

Marine A directed his comrades to move the man, an Afghan national, into a wooded area before shooting him at close range in the centre of his chest.

As the man convulsed on the grount, Marine A told him: "There you are. Shuffle off this mortal coil, you c

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