Tag:Rachel Reeves
Business
Rachel Reeves is right to scrap Jeremy Hunt’s gimmicky British Isa | Nils Pratley
Were you preparing to do your patriotic duty by investing in a “British Isa”, that late-in-the-day invention of Jeremy Hunt when the last government...
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...
Benefits
Rachel Reeves under renewed fire from MPs and charities over cuts to winter fuel allowance
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is under fresh pressure this weekend over controversial plans to limit winter fuel allowance to the poorest pensioners, amid claims...
Employment law
TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts
Keir Starmer has been warned against caving in to pressure to water down a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, after fresh evidence showing the...
Industrial action
The Guardian view on trade unions: good for capitalism | Editorial
Some journalists disparage summer as a dry, barren season, but this month has yielded a bumper crop of ancient cliches. Try union barons, militant strikers...
Politics
Chancellor Rachel Reeves Refuses To Rule Out Inheritance And Capital Gains Tax Rises
The chancellor has refused to rule out inheritance and capital gains tax rises after Sir Keir Starmer warned the autumn budget will be "painful".Rachel...
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...
Latest news
WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
What was expected of her was the same thing...