Labour’s battle for Britain
After a brutal summer, the government is already disliked. Can Keir Starmer reassert the authority of the state?
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Labour’s post-Budget dilemma
Rachel Reeves has ruled out additional tax rises and borrowing – does that mean bringing back austerity?
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Labour will need “to a find different way” to pay for £111m NHS dentistry reform
Preet Gill, the shadow public health minister, said that there are no plans for the party to U-turn on the…
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What would Labour do differently?
The party is standing by its commitment to reconfigure the way the public finances are measured.
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The Conservatives still look doomed
Jeremy Hunt’s Budget lacked a sharp-edged election argument capable of troubling Labour.
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“Austerity has returned”: The expert verdict on Jeremy Hunt’s Budget
Reactions to the Chancellor’s plans for the economy.
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The Chancellor’s biggest budget giveaway is to his own re-election campaign
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Britain’s fiscal fantasies
Rather than address a broken public realm and long-term economic stagnation, the Conservatives have chosen to prioritise tax cuts.
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How will Labour respond to the Budget?
Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts will re-inject ideological division ahead of the election.
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Jeremy Hunt must seize his chance to get the NHS back on track
For a healthier society, the government must commit to funding and support that can fix the health service.
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Jeremy Hunt’s non-dom ploy should worry Labour
Keir Starmer’s party risks losing one of its flagship policies and key revenue raisers.
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Waste collection and library services are at risk of severe cutbacks
Ahead of the Budget next week, local authorities have warned Chancellor Jeremy Hunt of extreme cost pressures.
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Austerity on trial
At the Covid-19 inquiry, David Cameron and George Osborne were unrepentant over their spending cuts.
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Long austerity: councillors reveal how much they still cut services
Exclusive polling for the New Statesman reveals which local budgets are being slashed.
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How the UK gave up on policing fraud
Fraud is now endemic, accounting for 40 per cent of crime, but only a tiny minority of cases are ever…
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The list of ministerial interests is a cosy affair
The register shows Rishi Sunak is not the only one with family ties to companies close to government.
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Shoppers aren’t buying the Tories’ economic optimism
Jeremy Hunt might believe in the British economy but its consumers don’t.
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What next for businesses after the Budget?
NatWest’s SME Taskforce welcomed the government’s focus on childcare, but felt that an opportunity to back small enterprises had been…
Why market reform, not freezing bills, is the answer to energy security
New research argues the long-term solution to volatile fossil fuel prices requires public ownership of energy generators.
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Britain’s rising inflation has a hidden cause: corporate greed
Inflation has risen to 10.4 per cent, driven in part by corporate profit-seeking.
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