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…
Did Kemi Badenoch really call maternity pay ‘excessive’?
Did Kemi Badenoch just say that maternity pay in the UK is ‘excessive’? That’s the claim kicking off the first…
Britain is growing. Can Rachel Reeves start spending?
The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook report has landed this morning and its forecast for the UK has been revised significantly…
Why has Rachel Reeves suddenly become cheery?
Can Rachel Reeves inject some optimism into the debate around Britain’s economy? That seems to be her ambition today, as…
Britain is spending beyond its means
This morning marks a milestone – but it’s nothing to celebrate. Public sector net debt as a percentage of the…
Was the Bank of England wrong not to cut interest rates?
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5 per cent. This was the expected outcome of the Monetary Policy…
Labour’s economic doom and gloom doesn’t match reality
Inflation was 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to August, unchanged from the month before, today’s update from the…
The junior doctors’ pay deal won’t stop them striking
After 22 months of on-and-off strikes, junior doctors have voted to accept the government’s offer of a 22.3 per cent…
This report is a damning indictment of the NHS
Lord Darzi had only nine weeks to conduct his investigation into and assessment of the National Health Service. But this…
In praise of Halloween food
If you’re hesitant to ask someone if they are American or Canadian — the latter are often offended to be…
Britain’s GDP has stagnated – again
There was no economic growth in July, according to the Office for National Statistics. The latest GDP figures show that…
Donald Trump was his own worst enemy in this debate
‘So I think you’ve heard tonight two very different visions for our country,’ Vice President Kamala Harris insisted in her…
Can Labour get young people back to work?
The UK still looks set to get another interest rate cut (or two) by the end of the year, but…
Expanding the sugar tax won’t save any lives
Labour may not have been forthcoming about most of their tax and spend plans during the election. But on one…
Can you spot an ‘extreme misogynist’?
Can you tell the difference between an extreme misogynist and a moderate misogynist? Hating women has always seemed, to me…
Britain’s growing GDP is good and bad news for Labour
The UK economy flatlined in June, as uncertainty over the general election and industrial action took their toll on economic…
Why has the inflation rate gone up again?
The inflation rate rose to 2.2 per cent in July, slightly up from the Bank of England’s target of 2…
The problem with Labour’s mini-Budget blame game
Liz Truss continues to do a lot of heavy lifting for the Labour party. The former prime minister’s mini-Budget featured…
