Aggressive tax cuts could backfire on the Tories
Voters may be ungrateful and demand better-funded public services instead.
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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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“The next Post Office scandal”: how HMRC persecutes the victims of fraud
People who have lost their savings or had their identities co-opted have found themselves being pursued by the tax authorities.
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Why tax cuts won’t improve Sunak’s polling
Even if taxes are increasing less quickly, they are still at a record high.
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Scotland looks closed for business
The SNP’s combination of high taxes and low economic growth is sending a negative message to the world.
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Andy Burnham: Labour must break its silence on tax rises
The Greater Manchester mayor told a New Statesman conference that his party should back measures such as a land value…
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Jeremy Hunt’s plan for chaos
The Autumn Statement revealed a government using its remaining time in office to poison its successor’s inheritance.
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Does Labour have the courage to reverse Britain’s decline?
To avert political and economic failure, a Starmer government may have to act more radically.
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How should Labour respond to the Autumn Statement?
Jeremy Hunt is borrowing from the future to pay for tax cuts now – Rachel Reeves will need to react.
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Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election giveaways won’t compensate for a lost decade
The Chancellor painted a rosy picture of economic growth and rising prosperity. But none of it was true.
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The divide between Labour and the Conservatives has been sharpened
While the Tories prioritise tax cuts, Keir Starmer’s party would prioritise the repair of public services.
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The four big myths of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
The government hasn’t cut taxes for workers and it can’t take credit for lower inflation.
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The myth of “Thatcherite” tax cuts
Thatcher’s Tory admirers such as Jake Berry should remember that she didn’t merely shrink the state: she re-shaped it.
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The Research Brief: why raising taxes might be central to tackling regional inequalities
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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Neither Labour, nor the Tories, will tell the truth about our plight
Tax cuts or Biden-style investment will not be possible in the next parliament.
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Smoking is a tax
Tobacco levies give the government £14bn-a-year, and are mostly paid by the people who can least afford them.
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Liz Truss shows she’s going nowhere
The rapturous welcome for the former PM was a warning to Rishi Sunak.
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The £92,762 gender wealth gap that is hurting the economy
Analysis exclusive to New Statesman Spotlight reveals the huge disparities between men and women in pensions and savings.
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What is the point of inheritance tax?
It is less important for social mobility, and more important for tax revenue, than you think.
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Rishi Sunak is not serious
Cutting inheritance tax is a sure way to perpetuate wealth inequality and hinder economic growth.
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