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Revealed: the 103 professional lobbyists standing in the 2024 general election

In the 2024 general election, a lobbyist is 27 times more likely than a teacher to be a candidate.

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Why the Bank of England didn’t rescue Rishi Sunak

Why the Bank of England didn’t rescue Rishi Sunak

Will Dunn

The government can’t rob the Bank of England

Will Dunn

Business and Finance

Royal Mail could become Starmer’s first big headache

Will Dunn

The real reason Rishi Sunak’s national service plan is unhinged

Will Dunn

The UK doesn’t need to invest in wind farms

The UK doesn’t need to invest in wind farms

Will Dunn

The Tory plan for pensioners is expensive and pointless

Will Dunn

The big read

The QE theory of everything

The QE theory of everything

How the $30 trillion quantitative easing experiment reshaped our world – from Brexit to the dominance of Big Tech.

By Will Dunn

Economics

Can Labour's GB Energy deliver green socialism?

Can Labour’s GB Energy deliver green socialism?

Matt Huber

Britain needs to grow again

Britain needs to grow again

Mariana Mazzucato

George Osborne still governs the UK economy

George Osborne still governs the UK economy

Adrian Pabst

Solving the “labour question”

Solving the “labour question”

Jon Cruddas

Spotlight on Investment

The future of private credit

Partner content

The future of private credit

Spotlight

The net zero transition is not a silver bullet

The net zero transition is not a silver bullet

Ross Mudie

What you need to know about private markets

Partner content

What you need to know about private markets

What is the UK’s vision for its tech sector?

Partner content

What is the UK’s vision for its tech sector?

Jody Ford

Finance

HMRC's hold music has become our unofficial national anthem

HMRC’s hold music has become our unofficial national anthem

Will Dunn

Should you lend money to Jeremy Hunt?

Should you lend money to Jeremy Hunt?

Will Dunn

Should you join the 2024 gold rush?

Should you join the 2024 gold rush?

Will Dunn

HMRC’s phone fiasco shows the problem with the “self-serve” state

HMRC’s phone fiasco shows the problem with the “self-serve” state

Will Dunn

Work

The problem with the Tories’ core vote strategy

Rachel Cunliffe

Partner content

Reshaping the gig economy: union representation and worker protections – with Uber

Abolishing National Insurance is a great idea

Abolishing National Insurance is a great idea

Will Dunn

The tyranny of the 9 to 5

Sarah Manavis

The death of workplace perks

Sarah Manavis

Childcare costs are failing mothers and the economy

Childcare costs are failing mothers and the economy

Emma Haslett