Rishi Sunak can’t blame financial markets for his spending cuts
Investors panicked by the reckless mini-Budget won’t be happy when the Autumn Statement’s austerity weakens growth either.
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Brexit has made us poorer – but we’re trapped by a conspiracy of silence
Jeremy Hunt’s comments show how far we are from a rational debate about the economic consequences of leaving the EU.
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The UK economy is shrinking: only investment will save it
Today’s GDP figures mark the beginning of a long recession. The government got us into this mess, and now it…
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Nouriel Roubini: a new Great Depression is coming
The economist who predicted the 2008 crash warns that a combination of uncontrolled inflation and ballooning debt will push the…
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How the Treasury quietly runs Britain
A new history of the department shows that, as Liz Truss discovered to her cost, its “abacus economics” has never…
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Politicians fixated on growth have led Britain into chaos
Leaders must accept that the old economic regime is over, or face further disgrace.
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Why higher corporation tax is good for growth
The British tax system is biased towards services, and a higher headline rate could redress the balance.
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Liz Truss is a morbid symptom of British capitalism’s long crisis
The Prime Minister unwittingly posed a question that should haunt her party: what is the point of capitalism if it…
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