"A budget for making things, not making things up." So began UK chancellor George Osborne, as he set out his stall for encouraging growth and stabilising the country's economy.

So, how did he fare? The FT's Sarah Neville put this question to Chris Cook, the FT's education correspondent, Martin Sandbu, the FT's economic leader writer and Matthew Vincent, editor of FT Money.

Produced by LJ Filotrani

"A budget for making things, not making things up." So began UK chancellor George Osborne, as he set out his stall for encouraging growth and stabilising the country's economy.

So, how did he fare? The FT's Sarah Neville put this question to Chris Cook, the FT's education correspondent, Martin Sandbu, the FT's economic leader writer and Matthew Vincent, editor of FT Money.

Produced by LJ Filotrani

Call between Raj Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group, and Rajiv Goel, a former Intel employee, on July 30 2008. The call followed a meeting of PeopleSupport’s board discussing the terms of the offer.

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Call between Raj Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group, and Rajiv Goel, a former Intel employee, on July 30 2008. The call followed a meeting of PeopleSupport’s board discussing the terms of the offer.

Call between Raj Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group, and Rajiv Goel, a former Intel employee, on July 30 2008. The call followed a meeting of PeopleSupport’s board discussing the terms of the offer.

Police have cracked down on the heart of Bahrain's pro-democracy movement, launching tear gas against protesters rallying at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, the capital. Fiona Symon speaks to Robin Wigglesworth, about the political implications for Bahrain and the wider region.

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Police have cracked down on the heart of Bahrain's pro-democracy movement, launching tear gas against protesters rallying at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, the capital.

Fiona Symon speaks to Robin Wigglesworth, about the political implications for Bahrain and the wider region.

Police have cracked down on the heart of Bahrain's pro-democracy movement, launching tear gas against protesters rallying at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, the capital.

Fiona Symon speaks to Robin Wigglesworth, about the political implications for Bahrain and the wider region.

Rajat Gupta, a Goldman Sachs director, told Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of hedge fund Galleon Group, that the investment bank had discussed buying a commercial bank in July 2008, according to a recording of the audio of this phone call

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Rajat Gupta, a Goldman Sachs director, told Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of hedge fund Galleon Group, that the investment bank had discussed buying a commercial bank in July 2008, according to a recording of the audio of this phone call