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What is a legacy? Is it the sum of our actions? Is it the family and friends we leave behind? Is it banning cigarettes? The consensus for exiting...
The new year may have rustled up some surprise stand-offs for the Labour government (mainly calls from X founder Elon Musk for Keir Starmer to...
It’s not terribly helpful for Keir Starmer that Elon Musk is creating polls on X, asking his 210 million followers if ‘America should liberate the...
Interest rates have been held at 4.75 per cent. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to maintain the base rate, with the...
It was already unlikely the Bank of England (BoE) was going to cut interest rates this week. Having pledged a slow and steady approach to rate...
Good news for workers: wages are up. According to the latest data, released by the Office for National Statistics this morning, annual pay...
Buenos Aires ‘I never wind down,’ says Argentina’s President Javier Milei when we meet in his Presidential Office at the Casa Rosada. ‘I work...
Buenos Aires ‘I never wind down,’ says Argentina’s President Javier Milei when we meet in his Presidential Office at the Casa Rosada. ‘I work...
How will the £40 billion additional tax revenue raised in the October Budget be spent? Efficiently, says the Chancellor this morning, who is...
‘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 the...
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,...
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 the...
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 came...
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...