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Michael SimmonsThe Spectator |
Rachel Reeves may have lost the plot. The Guardian reports that the Chancellor is considering a one-year rent freeze on private-sector flats and...
The Iran war is being felt in Britain’s economy. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show inflation rose to 3.3 per...
On the face of it, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have just released great news on unemployment. The rate – against all expectations –...
It must be bittersweet being Rachel Reeves. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the economy grew by 0.5 per cent in...
Rachel Reeves lands in Washington tonight to be greeted with bad news. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) – whose spring meeting the Chancellor...
Plastered around Westminster this Easter were adverts for the Tower of London. ‘The perfect place for troublemakers – pre-book now,’ the poster...
This week Rachel Reeves ruled out a blanket energy bailout to manage the fallout from the Iran war. That’s the right approach. But her targeting of...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has just confirmed what we already knew: Britain will be hit harder than almost...
Prices rose by 3 per cent last month – the same rate as the month before. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show...
After a record tax take and surplus in January, normal service has resumed. Britain experienced its second-largest February borrowing splurge since...
In a surprise to no one, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted nine-zero to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent. The...
Finally, some good economic news: Britain may have turned a corner on jobs. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the...
Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the economy ground to a halt in January, with no growth recorded. That was...
With Donald Trump signalling that he does not want a long war in Iran, markets have started to settle down. Traders are no longer betting on interest...
Just as Britain’s economy looked to be ‘turning a corner’, it may be about to slam into a wall. The warning signs were obvious last week. On...
A few weeks ago I thought a March interest rates cut was ‘near certain’. Inflation was coming down and Bank of England rate-setters’ concerns...
Rachel Reeves got what she wanted: an uneventful spring statement. It’s not even leading the homepage of the Financial Times. But that doesn’t...
Before the first missiles landed in Tehran, Rachel Reeves was looking forward to today. Her spring ‘forecast’ statement was going to be a doddle....
The Epstein files lift the curtain on how power is exercised and influence traded by our financial elite. It is not a cheering sight. Business and...
Peter Mandelson, Britain’s short-lived ambassador to the US, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. In a statement to...
Peter Mandelson, our short-lived ambassador to the US, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. In a statement to journalists,...
Britain is set for another dodgy data scandal. In last Friday’s Reality Check newsletter I picked up on reporting from the Times which called into...
Will any political party ever take on the triple lock? The answer from Reform’s Robert Jenrick yesterday appeared to be no. At a press conference...
Britain seems to be turning a corner. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics show the rate of inflation fell to 3 per cent in...
With Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership in perpetual peril, it seems instructive to pay closer attention to his potential successors. On that, there...
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