The return of the free-market right
A year on from her disastrous premiership, Liz Truss and her allies remain unwilling to confront economic truths.
ByKwasi Kwarteng
The Trussites are plotting their comeback
A year after Liz Truss’s chaotic premiership, her inner circle believe their time will come again.
By
At a patronage rate of a peer per fortnight, Liz Truss’s honours list will out-crony Johnson’s
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By
Rishi Sunak is continually being tested on Tory sleaze
As trust in politicians hits a seven-year low, the PM is dogged by his predecessors’ peerage nominations and the scandal…
By
The left shouldn’t rush to blame Liz Truss for Britain’s woes
The former PM is a sideshow – the real damage was done by the “sensible” people who championed austerity.
By
This was the year the UK was forced to abandon its economic delusions
Many of our problems stem from low economic growth – but we have learned solutions need to be credible.
By
Kwasi Kwarteng breaks his silence – and blames Liz Truss for everything
The former chancellor has claimed he advised “slowing down” on fiscal reform – but he can’t escape responsibility for 50…
By
Inside the BBC reckoning over its economic coverage
With austerity looming, a review is investigating whether journalists have been prone to bias and misleading analogies.
By
Rishi Sunak’s “grown-up” austerity is a gift to the wealthy
The Prime Minister is serving the corporate and financial zombies kept alive for so long by low interest rates.
By
Ruddy-faced Boris Johnson still harbours hope of a comeback
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By
Tories must admit the lies of Brexit to save the economy – and themselves
The new prime minister will have to be brave, but there is a chance to change course and abandon this…
By
Will the Conservatives finally make a sensible choice?
If the Tories choose Boris Johnson over Rishi Sunak they will confirm their embrace of self-destruction.
By
Was Liz Truss’s mini-Budget the point of no return?
More than £30bn of the £45bn of tax cuts originally announced were quickly abandoned. Less than a week later, Truss…
By
Leader: The rout of the libertarians
Trussonomics has imploded and those who advocated it deserve to be haunted by this abject humiliation.
By
The failure of Trussonomics shows Britain is European, not American, at heart
The UK should look to the Netherlands for inspiration: it is both richer and more equal.
By
The UK is in the grip of a credibility crisis
Jeremy Hunt may have overthrown the mini-Budget, but markets still demand a plan to avoid further economic turmoil.
By
As Liz Truss clings on, what will the Tory rebels do now?
Conservative MPs agree that Truss will not lead them into the next election but are deeply divided over who the…
By
The Conservative dream of home ownership will evaporate in a few months
The average first-time buyer will be better off for only five months before higher mortgage payments overtake their stamp duty…
By
Britain is not an emerging market – it’s worse than that
Twelve wasted years, and all the Tories have to show for it is ruin.
By
The left shouldn’t gloat when the markets dictate policy
When an elected party is prevented from making policy by unelected investors, it’s hardly cause for celebration.
By