A painful Budget is coming, but there are ways to manage it
The tax raid on the middle classes has already happened, thanks to Sunak and Hunt.
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Japan has rebounded but global markets are on edge
Trump, slowed progress in AI and military conflict contribute to an atmosphere of nerves.
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Placing bets is unwise – and not just for Tory MPs
Gambling on elections, markets, football, or anything makes fools of us all.
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The government can’t rob the Bank of England
The Treasury should uphold its side of the quantitative easing deal.
By The real reason Rishi Sunak’s national service plan is unhinged
Forcing three quarters of a million 18-year-olds to work for free ignores the fact that many are doing so already.
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HMRC’s hold music has become our unofficial national anthem
Taxpayers spent 800 years listening to the chirpy, hotel-lobby jazz last year; it is driving our country to distraction.
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The metal beloved of pirates and 1930s governments is booming. But investing in a volatile commodity always carries risk.
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