Tag:Economic policy
Austerity
Why are Starmer and Reeves so determined to bring Britain down? | William Keegan
The first shop I went into after a brief holiday was our local delicatessen. After the customary exchange of pleasantries the shopkeeper told me...
Autumn budget 2024
Voters believe Labour on UK’s woes, but not on its proposed fixes
The prime minister is struggling to communicate how his government will address the significant problems facing the UK. While the public readily accepts that...
Autumn budget 2024
These were not the choices I wanted to make, but they are the right choices for Britain | Rachel Reeves
During the general election, I made a promise to the British people: to restore economic stability. I did so because I saw the damage...
Budget
Starmer hints at tax rises as he warns of ‘painful’ budget
Keir Starmer has given his strongest hint yet of tax rises to come in October’s budget, warning he will have to make “painful” decisions...
Business
Keir Starmer takes a political gamble with message of bad news
Sir Keir Starmer could perhaps have timed it better. On the day that Oasis, the band that symbolised the mood of sunny optimism that...
Brexit
Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage
UK manufacturers have renewed calls on the government to urgently draft an industrial strategy that will bring in investment and fix the “terrible” damage...
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Economic policy
Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises
Britain’s second biggest trade union is calling on the new Labour government to introduce an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the...
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Israel launches airstrike in Lebanon, targets Hezbollah
Israel launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets Thursday as the war against the Lebanon-based group widened in...
Time To Get Serious
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack.
1. With less than two months to go, this election remains a...
87-Year-Old Man Bundled Into Car, Attacked And Dumped Out ‘miles From His Home’
A man has been arrested after an 87-year-old was dragged into a car, attacked and dumped "miles from his...
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