The hot-selling book "Abundance" is written by liberals who bash liberals, or more precisely, try to make them feel guilty.

But some departments have their day-to-day budgets cut in the Spending Review, including the Home Office and Foreign Office.

Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 2.8% for the third straight month. The figures suggest inflation remains stubbornly above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.