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Are Reeves’s fiscal rules really ‘ironclad’?

Are Reeves’s fiscal rules really ‘ironclad’?
yesterday 3

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Is Trump stoking a global recession?

Is Trump stoking a global recession?
previous day 8

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This could be the largest US tax rise in half a century

This could be the largest US tax rise in half a century
03.04.2025 7

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Trump prepares to take his tariff war global

Trump prepares to take his tariff war global
02.04.2025 9

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Welcome to Terrible Tuesday

Welcome to Terrible Tuesday
01.04.2025 10

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Can we trust our economic data anymore?

Can we trust our economic data anymore?
30.03.2025 8

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Britian narrowly escapes recession – again

Britian narrowly escapes recession – again
28.03.2025 10

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Are tax hikes on the horizon?

Are tax hikes on the horizon?
27.03.2025 4

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The five bombshells in the OBR’s economic outlook

26.03.2025 3

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Reeves’s Spring Statement was written for the OBR

Reeves’s Spring Statement was written for the OBR
26.03.2025 4

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Slashing red tape could cure Britain’s ailing economy – but is Reeves brave enough to do so?

Slashing red tape could cure Britain’s ailing economy – but is Reeves brave enough to do so?
26.03.2025 10

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The Spectator reflects on Covid five years on

The Spectator reflects on Covid five years on
22.03.2025 10

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Britain’s borrowing is out of control

Britain’s borrowing is out of control
21.03.2025 10

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Bank holds interest rate over inflation fears

Bank holds interest rate over inflation fears
20.03.2025 8

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The British state is bigger than ever

The British state is bigger than ever
20.03.2025 20

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Money trouble / The OECD’s growth downgrade is yet another headache for Reeves

Money trouble /					 													 						The OECD’s growth downgrade is yet another headache for Reeves
17.03.2025 20

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The economy is shrinking. Rachel Reeves must act

14.03.2025 10

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Un-canny / How the SNP wasted £110 million on PR and spin

12.03.2025 40

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Un-canny / How the SNP wasted £110 million on PR and spin

12.03.2025 30

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Who’s doing well out of the Trump slump?

11.03.2025 10

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Will Trump cause a recession?

10.03.2025 8

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Labour is finally waking up to the benefits crisis

07.03.2025 4

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Un-canny / McSpaff: Scotland is the worst when it comes to government waste

07.03.2025 30

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Trump announces 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico

04.03.2025 10

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The problem of Britain’s idle generation

27.02.2025 10

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The energy price cap rise heaps more misery on Brits

25.02.2025 3

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Scot welcome / Edinburgh has a snobbery problem – against the English

25.02.2025 10

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Has Rachel Reeves broken her fiscal rules?

21.02.2025 20

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Charity shield / Is Britain funding organisations that wish us harm?

21.02.2025 20

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Charity shield / Is Britain funding organisations that wish us harm?

20.02.2025 10

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Strong pay growth will alarm the Bank of England

18.02.2025 10

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Introducing Spaff: The Spectator Project Against Frivolous Funding

13.02.2025 10

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Reform tops Spectator poll tracker

06.02.2025 3

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Small boats / Record Channel crossings expose Starmer’s failure to ‘smash the gangs’

05.02.2025 9

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Notes on... / Gossip is good for you… so I’m told

04.02.2025 9

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Notes on... / Gossip is good for you… so I’m told

04.02.2025 5

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Notes on... / Gossip is good for you… so I’m told

31.01.2025 10

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Immigration / Is the UK prepared to welcome one million migrants a year?

28.01.2025 10

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How to outsmart DeepSeek

28.01.2025 5

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Will Chinese AI get the Treasury off the hook?

27.01.2025 10

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Revealed: GPs are over-diagnosing mental health conditions

26.01.2025 10

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ONS / Employment suffers largest fall since pandemic

21.01.2025 6

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Is public sector headcount out of control?

16.01.2025 10

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Darts and minds / Luke Littler’s bland entourage

13.01.2025 3

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Darts and minds / Luke Littler’s bland entourage

12.01.2025 30

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Luke Littler’s bland entourage

09.01.2025 10

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Why Britain’s benefits problem is likely to get worse

More than half of Britons receive more from the state than they pay in taxes, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. The...

20.12.2024 5

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Muhammad has been a popular name for ages

Muhammad topped the list of most popular boy’s baby names in England and Wales last year, knocking Noah from first place. The figures, released by...

05.12.2024 3

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The many faces of pigs in blankets

There are not many phrases that offend me more than ‘pigs in blankets’. The correct name for this dish is, of course, kilted sausages. In fact, the...

05.12.2024 7

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Can the ONS be trusted?

Can Britain trust its economic statistics? The nation’s arbiters of numerical truth, the Office for National Statistics, yesterday released what on...

29.11.2024 6

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