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Jeremy Hunt’s plan for chaos
The Autumn Statement revealed a government using its remaining time in office to poison its successor’s inheritance.
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Jeremy Hunt still doesn’t understand the childcare crisis
The Chancellor celebrated his expansion of free childcare – but without further investment the policy is set up to fail.
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Will Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement really cut planning “red tape”?
The Chancellor has big plans for UK infrastructure, but they may not be enough to clear the planning backlog.
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How should Labour respond to the Autumn Statement?
Jeremy Hunt is borrowing from the future to pay for tax cuts now – Rachel Reeves will need to react.
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Jeremy Hunt has set a trap for Labour
The Chancellor’s tax cuts are only enabled by painful future spending cuts.
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Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election giveaways won’t compensate for a lost decade
The Chancellor painted a rosy picture of economic growth and rising prosperity. But none of it was true.
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Jeremy Hunt has done enough to pacify the Tory right
For Conservative rebels, tax cuts are the carrot; the threat of a May general election is the stick.
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Punitive welfare reforms won’t help sick Britain
Repairing the NHS and social care is the best way to get the long-term ill into work.
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The divide between Labour and the Conservatives has been sharpened
While the Tories prioritise tax cuts, Keir Starmer’s party would prioritise the repair of public services.
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The four big myths of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
The government hasn’t cut taxes for workers and it can’t take credit for lower inflation.
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Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement was delivered from an alternate reality
The Chancellor’s jolly demeanour betrayed his failure to comprehend the living standards crisis.
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To save the NHS, the Chancellor should pay doctors properly
A fair-pay deal would stop the strikes and prevent doctors from leaving the profession.
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Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is about putting pressure on Labour
The Tories are unlikely to win any new voters no matter what they say.
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NHS funding is more urgent than tax breaks for the wealthy
The government should use its Autumn Statement to prioritise health for the many over help for the few.
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Tax cuts are coming – but Jeremy Hunt isn’t sure where
The Chancellor is under pressure from all wings of his party.
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Conservative Environment Network: the government must attract green investment, not deter it
To balanced the nation’s books, the Chancellor needs to accelerate efforts to reach net zero.
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The Chancellor’s funding won’t treat the NHS’s financial headache
The extra billions pledged are welcome, but will not be enough to fix significant problems across health and social care.
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The Chancellor takes me back to 2013, Watership Down and being in love
In growth terms we are being taken back a decade – as I struggle with Microsoft Teams I wonder whether…
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Cash-strapped councils “not out of the woods” after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
There needs to be a long-term funding plan to protect services, says the Local Government Association.
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