How does the UK’s 45p income tax rate compare internationally?
There are 10 European countries with higher top tax rates than Britain.
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The true cost of Liz Truss’s energy plan is dizzying
It may provide a quick boost for the new Prime Minister, but her intervention could prolong the cost-of-living crisis for…
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The UK is the only G7 economy not to have recovered from the Covid crash
Britain’s GDP remains 0.2 per cent below its pre-pandemic level in 2019.
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What the UK’s obsession with washing-up bowls says about our economy
Not rinsing is depraved, but the washing-up bowl is a symptom not of Brits' poor hygiene but our failing housing…
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Has the Bank of England lost control?
If investors believe the Bank is no longer able to control monetary policy, the UK’s economic crisis will deepen.
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Dieter Helm: “Capitalism works best with a strong state”
The professor of economic policy at Oxford University discusses Trussonomics and system failure in the UK.
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The Bank of England is right to hold its nerve
It is not the job of central bankers to bail out a reckless government.
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Kwasi Kwarteng forgot that radicalism needs to be matched by credibility
As shadow chancellor I always remembered a crucial truth: the markets do not like surprises.
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