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Politicians and the bond markets: lost in translation

Mutual misunderstanding and panicky commentary mask a joint desire to see the UK economy doing better

06.06.2026 20

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The Big Read. London loses its lustre

The city has been hit by successive shocks and diminishing growth. But the rest of the UK needs it

20.05.2026 20

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Britain gets the politics it deserves

Cakeism, impatience and low-quality public discourse contribute to the UK’s instability

17.05.2026 20

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The Big Read. Britain’s debt cage

As Labour politicians fight over the keys to No 10, the gilt market sets the limits of power

15.05.2026 20

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The FT View. Why Labour cannot ignore the gilt market

Leadership hopefuls should not get into a trial of strength with bond investors

14.05.2026 20

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How the UK can use the bond markets’ ‘kindness of strangers’

There is a way to reduce the risk of a run on gilts and decrease the cost of government borrowing

11.05.2026 20

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The FT View. Labour must get out of its own way

The government’s approach to policymaking has been self-defeating

01.04.2026 20

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A prosperous Britain means facing up to trade-offs

Yes, yes, and yes again to reform of our appalling planning system — but politicians require help to make hard choices

20.03.2026 30

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The FT View. Reeves’ ambitious growth rhetoric clashes with reality

The chancellor’s plans for a reset with the EU lack credibility

17.03.2026 30

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Britain is now the home of the Middle Man

Rules don’t even have to be effective to provide gainful employment for advisers

07.03.2026 30

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A bold plan to close Britain’s skills gap

Vocational training must be improved without undermining universities

22.10.2025 20

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Alan Taylor: we have flipped the switch from the ‘great moderation’

The professor and MPC member on making monetary policy in an age of uncertainty

30.05.2025 20

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