Labour’s depressing caution
The party’s strategy to win power might make sense. But what happens when they win?
ByRachel Reeves
Could a public accounting tweak unlock green investment?
A little-noticed aspect of Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture could give Labour the fiscal headroom they need.
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We should be sceptical of “securonomics”
The Reeves doctrine looks like a more compelling political strategy than an economic one.
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Can Rachel Reeves escape austerity?
Labour’s decision to accept the government’s debt rule means a brutal spending squeeze unless it can deliver growth.
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Bidenism comes to Britain
Rachel Reeves, Labour’s chancellor-in-waiting and chief ideologue, aims to establish a new economic consensus with an active state at its…
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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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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves announce dramatic cut in green plan
Labour will now pledge only to invest £4.7bn a year rather than £28bn.
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Cracks between Starmer and Reeves are starting to show
Confusion over the £28bn-a-year green pledge is a sign Labour’s team is not working as it should.
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Bankers’ bonuses are good for the economy
The cap, which Rachel Reeves has said she won’t reinstate, doesn’t make a huge difference to the economy.
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Are Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at odds over the £28bn pledge?
While the Labour leader is happy to reaffirm the figure, the shadow chancellor avoids it all costs.
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How Rachel Reeves is making Labour the party of business
The shadow chancellor’s refusal to reinstate the cap on bankers’ bonuses is a political signal.
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Labour’s strict spending rules could split a Starmer government
Without economic growth, tensions between the leader and Rachel Reeves could emerge.
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Labour may never embrace tax rises
Even in office, the party would still want to fend off Tory economic attacks.
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How Labour is quietly burying its £28bn green spending pledge
The party is desperate to avoid being painted as a party of higher taxes.
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Why Labour may be forced to rejoin the European single market
If the party wants strong economic growth it will need to think radically.
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Why the Autumn Statement was a hammer blow to Labour’s green ambitions
Cuts are now baked into the next government’s base budget. Any new tax rises or growth windfalls will be plugging…
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The everyday economists guiding Rachel Reeves
The shadow chancellor’s history of women economists raises profound questions about the future of work.
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Rachel Reeves would be foolish to adopt “Bidenomics” in the UK
The policy’s core is reindustrialisation, but industry requires highly skilled labour. Where do these people come from?
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Labour must find a path to responsible spending with flexible fiscal rules
By 2030, government will need £142bn more a year just to maintain current public service levels. This is not the…
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