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…
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…
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…
The interest 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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Will the OBR’s £22bn ‘black hole’ review vindicate the Tories?
Are the details of the alleged £22 billion fiscal black hole about to be revealed? In addition to providing assessments…
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…
Trump makes America laugh again
‘Tradition holds that I’m supposed to tell a few self-deprecating jokes this evening,’ said Donald Trump in his speech at…
Reeves’s Budget needs to win over the market
Rachel Reeves confirmed on her trip to Washington DC that she will be changing the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, allowing…
Here come the stealth taxes!
When Rachel Reeves’s ambition was to find £22 billion, it was already clear that she would need to find more…
Will falling inflation save Rachel Reeves’s Budget?
Inflation slowed to 1.7 per cent in the twelve months to September, taking the inflation rate to its lowest levels…
Could Ozempic actually boost Britain’s labour market?
Is Ozempic the miracle fix for Britain’s labour market woes? This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a £280…
Will Labour keep its promise not to hike National Insurance?
Despite getting off to a rocky start – including nearly losing £1 billion worth of investment – Labour’s much-anticipated Investment…
Labour must tread carefully to avoid killing off Britain’s growth
Happy Friday: the economy is growing. After two consecutive months of no growth, GDP picked up in August, rising by…
The ‘Green Budget’ could leave Rachel Reeves red-faced
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published its yearly Green Budget, weeks ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first fiscal event. It’s…
Is Labour about to go on a borrowing spree?
At Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Rishi Sunak took a technical turn. Why is Rachel Reeves considering changing the fiscal…
Is Labour’s first Budget coming unstuck?
During the general election campaign, Labour played a cautious game on tax: the party was careful not to share its…
Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?
Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was largely a love-in. But when you have been actively…
