Debunking the fiscal black hole myth
Rachel Reeves is the latest chancellor to lean on a tired cliché.
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Rachel Reeves is the latest chancellor to lean on a tired cliché.
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The Budget will seek to define Britain’s past – and its future.
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The tension between a pledge to limit tax rises and the party’s rule against borrowing for day-to-day spending is showing.
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Rachel Reeves has more power than any chancellor in recent history. She should use it.
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The Chancellor knows that Labour’s re-election depends on improving public services.
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In an exclusive interview to be published in next week’s New Statesman, the Chancellor reveals her fiscal priorities.
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Higher borrowing costs should not deter the Chancellor from investing in growth.
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The government has already squandered the goodwill of voters. Can the Budget revitalise Team Starmer?
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The Chancellor hopes her “tough decisions” will give her freedom to borrow more for investment.
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The Chancellor’s shift in position is Labour’s best hope of avoiding political and economic decline.
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The economist’s older, weirder and wilder models could unlock Labour’s investment dilemma.
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The Chancellor’s definition of halting cuts will be challenged.
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Lobby groups say the government’s bleak message has dented business confidence, but spending tells another story.
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Labour has the political freedom to make unpopular decisions.
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Labour’s “Iron Chancellor” has staked her credibility on spending cuts. But will she regret it?
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The Prime Minister needs to offer hope as well as gloom.
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There is anger and anxiety among MPs over Rachel Reeves’s austerity measure.
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Keir Starmer’s people are in charge now – and the mood in the country is changed.
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Keir Starmer and company are trying to build early momentum.
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The new Chancellor is following the example of George Osborne by citing “the mess” left by the last government.
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