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Can Starmer score an easy win with Trump on Ukraine?

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Inflation rises to 3% – should we panic?

Inflation rises to 3% – should we panic?
19.02.2025 10

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UK recession fears ease but Rachel Reeves has little to celebrate

UK recession fears ease but Rachel Reeves has little to celebrate
13.02.2025 5

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OBR gloom spells trouble ahead for Rachel Reeves

OBR gloom spells trouble ahead for Rachel Reeves
12.02.2025 40

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Why the Bank of England is cutting interest rates

Why the Bank of England is cutting interest rates
06.02.2025 2

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What does Donald Trump want from a trade war with China?

04.02.2025 10

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Will Britain get dragged into Trump’s trade war?

03.02.2025 2

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Donald Trump kicks off the tariff wars

02.02.2025 10

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Will Trump follow through on his tariff threat on Canada and Mexico?

31.01.2025 4

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Has Rachel Reeves gone far enough?

29.01.2025 60

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Economy / Will Rachel Reeves walk the walk on going for growth?

28.01.2025 10

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Trump gives the establishment some respite at Davos

24.01.2025 9

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Donald Trump has promised the world

21.01.2025 5

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Image problem / Remember the poor souls at Davos

20.01.2025 10

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Will Donald Trump pardon TikTok?

19.01.2025 4

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Will the IMF regret its backing for Labour’s Budget?

17.01.2025 5

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The UK economy is in a rut

16.01.2025 5

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Falling inflation marks a welcome surprise for Rachel Reeves

15.01.2025 10

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Rachel Reeves is getting ready for the next market test

14.01.2025 7

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Can Trump claim the credit for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire?

14.01.2025 6

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Rachel Reeves is making the same mistake as Liz Truss

13.01.2025 3

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Smoking bans: the fallback legacy for failed leaders

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...

08.01.2025 6

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Borrowing costs have just passed Liz Truss levels

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...

07.01.2025 5

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Elon Musk is just one of Labour’s many headaches

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...

06.01.2025 2

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

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...

19.12.2024 2

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Rising inflation will make Rachel Reeves’s job harder

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...

18.12.2024 9

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Will higher wages lead to more inflation?

Good news for workers: wages are up. According to the latest data, released by the Office for National Statistics this morning, annual pay...

17.12.2024 5

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

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...

13.12.2024 4

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

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...

12.12.2024 10

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Will Rachel Reeves’s war on waste work?

How will the £40 billion additional tax revenue raised in the October Budget be spent? Efficiently, says the Chancellor this morning, who is...

10.12.2024 6

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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 the...

02.12.2024 10

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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 3

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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 3

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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 50

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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 2

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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,...

07.11.2024 4

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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 5

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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 the...

06.11.2024 3

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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 4

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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 30

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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 2

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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 came...

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 3

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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 2

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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 2

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