Economic policy
Bank of England
With inflation staying at 2.2%, will Bank of England cut interest rates this week?
For a second month running inflation has fallen short of the Bank of England’s expectations. After beginning the process of cutting interest rates last month, the big question is...
Business
Can UK avoid national debt almost tripling over next 50 years?
A near tripling of the national debt; public spending accounting for well over half the economy’s annual output;...
Business
UK debt projected to almost triple over next 50 years, watchdog warns
The UK’s debt mountain will almost triple to more than 270% of national income over the next 50...
Economic policy
Why did Starmer cut the winter fuel allowance? It’s called Treasury brain – and that spells trouble | Rafael Behr
An unwritten law of Westminster mechanics states that power, in the absence of a countervailing force, gravitates to...
Bank of England
UK economy unexpectedly flatlines for second month in row
The anticipated post-election bounceback in the UK economy failed to materialise as activity flatlined in July for a...
Sunak ‘should apologise for £22bn black hole’, says Starmer during PMQs – video
Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak should apologise for the '£22bn black hole' in government finances, after Sunak asked if Starmer would publish the impact...
Reeves announces £8bn UK investment by Amazon’s cloud computing arm
Amazon’s cloud computing arm will invest £8bn in the UK to build datacentres that support customers in London and the west of England, Rachel...
Treasury has tried to push previous chancellors to means-test winter fuel allowance
It is often said there is never anything new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is nothing new about the Treasury’s...
Future pay deals will be shaped by tough decisions, Starmer to tell TUC
Keir Starmer will warn public sector unions on Tuesday that future pay deals will be constrained by the “tough choices” necessary to protect economic...
Oasis fans are angry but dynamic pricing benefits consumers too | Larry Elliott
Fans of Oasis received a lesson in how capitalism works when the first tickets for the band’s reunion concerts went on sale. People queued...
More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC
Workers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of paid...