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‘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...
Forecasts are one thing, results are another. It’s a tough morning for the government, as the Office for National Statistics publishes the first...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the Budget was published on Wednesday, the cost of government borrowing started to rise....
The more investors dig into Labour’s first Budget, the less they seem to like it. After the Office for Budget Responsibility published its...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
Does Labour regret its decision to redefine the meaning of a ‘working person’? The original understanding of the term seemed to be working just...
Rachel Reeves confirmed on her trip to Washington DC that she will be changing the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, allowing the Chancellor...
‘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...
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...
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...
Is Ozempic the miracle fix for Britain’s labour market woes? This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a £280 million investment...
Despite getting off to a rocky start – including nearly losing £1 billion worth of investment – Labour’s much-anticipated Investment Summit...
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...
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published its yearly Green Budget, weeks ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first fiscal event. It’s grim...
At Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Rishi Sunak took a technical turn. Why is Rachel Reeves considering changing the fiscal rules, he...
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...
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...
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:...
The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook report has landed this morning and its forecast for the UK has been revised significantly upwards. Having...
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...
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...