Does Tim Walz really moderate the Kamala Harris ticket?
Since Kamala Harris moved to the top of the Democratic ticket, it’s been assumed she would use her boss Joe…
Wall Street must brace itself for more shocks
The Chancellor has kicked off her investment tour under rather difficult circumstances. While Rachel Reeves spends the next three days…
Who’ll be blamed for Rachel Reeves’s tax hikes?
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt entered Downing Street with one mission: to clean up the public finances after Liz Truss’s…
The Bank of England finally cuts interest rates
The Bank of England has just announced a rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5.25…
Rachel Reeves paves the way for spending cuts and tax hikes
Rachel Reeves has just announced a series of spending cuts in the House of Commons. These were ‘incredibly tough choices’,…
The curious rise of Kamala Harris
I’m struck just in your presence,’ a news anchor gushed to Kamala Harris in January. The Vice President beamed, nodding…
There is nothing new about the £20bn ‘black hole’
Labour’s pro-growth reforms were fun while they lasted. Now here come the tax rises. That’s not quite how Rachel Reeves will…
Did Kamala Harris just snub Barack Obama?
Kamala Harris just delivered her first public remarks since the Democratic ticket fell apart over the weekend. But this was…
Will Reeves boost public sector pay?
As the dust around the election settles, a question Tory MPs and supporters still grapple with is why Rishi Sunak…
Why Trump forgave J.D. Vance
It shows a remarkable level of confidence from Donald Trump that he’s chosen for his running-mate the man who once…
The Tories must share the blame for Labour’s illiberal smoking ban
When Rishi Sunak called a summer election, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill didn’t make the pile of ‘wash up’ legislation…
Stubborn inflation may rule out a summer interest rate cut
The UK’s inflation rate is comfortably back to target: inflation held at 2 per cent in the 12 months leading…
Britain’s economy is growing faster, but not fast enough
Another day, another small piece of good economic news. Today the International Monetary Fund has produced its World Outlook report…
Today, we’re all MAGA
When Ronald Reagan was shot on 30 March 1981, his wound was not immediately noticed. It wasn’t until he started…
The growing economy is good news for Labour
The economy is picking up pace. After a dreary April, which saw no growth, the UK economy grew by 0.4…
How radical will Wes Streeting’s NHS reforms be?
Wes Streeting has spent years talking about NHS reform – but he’s always had a red line on ‘free at…
Rachel Reeves goes for growth on house-building
No one can accuse the new government of moving slowly. Over the weekend Labour gave strong indication that both NHS…
It’s payback time for voters
It won’t be much comfort to Rishi Sunak, but he’s not the only world leader being put to the electoral…
Labour passes its first test with the markets
Markets don’t like surprises. And the election results, while explosive, are not a surprise – or at least the winner…
Voters never forgave Liz Truss for her mini-Budget
Tonight was the first time since Liz Truss’s 49-day premiership that voters got to have their say on exactly what…
Paul Johnson: Tory and Labour attacks are ‘broadly fictional’
We’re five weeks into the election campaign – and just days away from polling day – and voters have plenty…
Biden’s legacy has been left in tatters
Joe Biden did not simply alter his chances at winning a second term last night. He altered his legacy. It…
The problem with Starmer calling Sunak a ‘liar’
Is Rishi Sunak a ‘liar’? That was the powerful and rather incredible word used by Keir Starmer multiple times in…
Labour already know what public finance horrors await them
Over the weekend, a leaked document revealed by the Guardian outlined different tax hikes the Labour party could impose, including changes…
Britain can’t keep pushing its borrowing limits
Rishi Sunak tends to avoid taking aim at his predecessor. But in last night’s BBC Question Time election special, as he was…
