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It’s not surprising the Bank of England didn’t cut interest rates

19.12.2024 1

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Rising inflation will make Rachel Reeves’s job harder

18.12.2024 7

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Will higher wages lead to more inflation?

17.12.2024 2

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‘The public sector is the illness’: Javier Milei on his first year in office

13.12.2024 4

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‘The public sector is the illness’: Javier Milei on his first year in office

12.12.2024 10

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Will Rachel Reeves’s war on waste work?

10.12.2024 7

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Can Starmer successfully force the NHS to change?

‘Hear me when I say this – no more money without reform.’ That was the Prime Minister’s message to the NHS only in September, when he promised...

02.12.2024 20

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These growth figures are seriously disappointing for Labour

Forecasts are one thing, results are another. It’s a tough morning for the government, as the Office for National Statistics publishes the first...

15.11.2024 5

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Will Rachel Reeves’ pension shake-up really boost growth?

As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver her first Mansion House speech in the City of London tonight, one word is set to be emphasised:...

14.11.2024 4

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League tables alone won’t force the NHS to change

When Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that over half the new tax rises in her first Budget would go straight into the National Health Service, an...

13.11.2024 60

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Will the NHS’s £22bn cash boost disappear into the abyss?

What will happen to the additional £22 billion allotted to the NHS in Labour’s first Budget? Will it transform the service – and reduce the NHS...

12.11.2024 8

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Today’s rate cut is good news for Labour

The Bank of England has announced its rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5 per cent to 4.75 per cent. The decision, voted...

07.11.2024 6

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US election / Donald Trump is set to win the presidency

In the run-up to the US election, it was expected that the count could take days, possibly a week. Now, it looks like the 2024 election will be...

06.11.2024 8

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The American election question the pollsters couldn’t answer

In retrospect, it’s easy to justify any election outcome. This election won’t be any different. In fact, it will be easier than ever to explain...

06.11.2024 10

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Rachel Reeves’s new gamble

Credit to Rachel Reeves: while some chancellors opt to take part in the Sunday shows ahead of a fiscal event, the Chancellor has decided to do the...

03.11.2024 9

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Can Labour save its Budget?

After the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the Budget was published on Wednesday, the cost of government borrowing started to rise....

01.11.2024 40

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Can Rachel Reeves calm the markets?

The more investors dig into Labour’s first Budget, the less they seem to like it. After the Office for Budget Responsibility published its...

31.10.2024 5

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Living standards take a hit in Labour’s Budget

‘Judge us by whether, in five years’ time, you have more money in your pocket,’ Keir Starmer told the Mirror earlier this week. This comment...

30.10.2024 4

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Labour’s Budget will crush growth

Rachel Reeves didn’t want to surprise anyone with this Budget. She didn’t want to shock the markets, nor did she want any accusation that she had...

30.10.2024 40

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Yet another NHS Budget boost – but where’s the reform?

We won’t have to speculate about the details of the Labour’s first Budget much longer. But one tradition as old as time has been confirmed by the...

29.10.2024 5

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Who will the OBR’s £22bn ‘black hole’ review prove right?

Are the details of the alleged £22 billion fiscal black hole about to be revealed? In addition to providing assessments and forecasts for the UK...

28.10.2024 4

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Not even ‘working people’ will be protected from tax hikes

Does Labour regret its decision to redefine the meaning of a ‘working person’? The original understanding of the term seemed to be working just...

26.10.2024 8

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Reeves’s Budget needs to win over the market

Rachel Reeves confirmed on her trip to Washington DC that she will be changing the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, allowing the Chancellor...

24.10.2024 3

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Trump makes America laugh again

‘Tradition holds that I’m supposed to tell a few self-deprecating jokes this evening,’ said Donald Trump in his speech at the Al Smith Dinner in...

24.10.2024 10

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Here come the stealth taxes

When Rachel Reeves’s ambition was to find £22 billion, it was already clear that she would need to find more revenue than what was expected to come...

19.10.2024 10

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The drop in inflation is good news for Rachel Reeves

Inflation slowed to 1.7 per cent in the twelve months to September, taking the inflation rate to its lowest levels since spring 2021. While markets...

16.10.2024 40

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Could Ozempic actually boost Britain’s labour market?

Is Ozempic the miracle fix for Britain’s labour market woes? This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a £280 million investment...

15.10.2024 4

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Will tax hikes overshadow Labour’s Investment Summit?

Despite getting off to a rocky start – including nearly losing £1 billion worth of investment – Labour’s much-anticipated Investment Summit...

14.10.2024 6

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Budget blues / Labour must tread carefully to avoid killing off Britain’s growth

Happy Friday: the economy is growing. After two consecutive months of no growth, GDP picked up in August, rising by 0.2 per cent. Production and...

11.10.2024 10

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The ‘Green Budget’ could leave Rachel Reeves red-faced

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published its yearly Green Budget, weeks ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first fiscal event. It’s grim...

10.10.2024 6

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Is Labour about to go on a borrowing spree?

At Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Rishi Sunak took a technical turn. Why is Rachel Reeves considering changing the fiscal rules, he...

09.10.2024 7

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Number crunching / Is Labour’s first Budget coming unstuck?

During the general election campaign, Labour played a cautious game on tax: the party was careful not to share its bigger plans for getting more...

08.10.2024 10

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Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?

Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was largely a love-in. But when you have been actively avoiding...

07.10.2024 8

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Did Kemi Badenoch really call maternity pay ‘excessive’?

Did Kemi Badenoch just say that maternity pay in the UK is ‘excessive’? That’s the claim kicking off the first day of the Tory party conference:...

29.09.2024 7

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Britain is growing. Can Rachel Reeves start spending?

The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook report has landed this morning and its forecast for the UK has been revised significantly upwards. Having...

25.09.2024 10

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Why has Rachel Reeves suddenly become cheery?

Can Rachel Reeves inject some optimism into the debate around Britain’s economy? That seems to be her ambition today, as she prepares to address...

23.09.2024 30

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Britain is spending beyond its means

This morning marks a milestone – but it’s nothing to celebrate. Public sector net debt as a percentage of the economy has exceeded 100 per cent: a...

20.09.2024 10

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