Martin Wolf: “Austerity and Brexit made everything worse”
The chief economics commentator of the Financial Times reflects on the failures of globalisation and how the UK became the…
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Brexit is slowly killing the Conservative Party
A party that has defined itself in opposition to the EU will be left marooned by an ever-more pro-European electorate.
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The Tories’ tax delusion
Rishi Sunak and Tory rebels are both ignoring the truth: tax cuts now or later aren’t a cure for the…
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Is it just coincidence that a gloomy IMF forecast arrives on the anniversary of Brexit?
We are living with uncertainty, regulatory chaos, and a “Brexit state of mind” – once invoked as a reason to…
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Conservatives are losing confidence in Rishi Sunak
The number of MPs who ask whether the Prime Minister is simply too inexperienced for these grim times is growing.
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Why the IMF sees Britain as the sick man of the global economy
The UK’s growth is forecast to fall behind every other major economy, including Russia.
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The Bank of England is playing chicken with its own government
Why does Andrew Bailey put his foot in his mouth so often?
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It won’t be easy for the government to regain the IMF’s support
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng thought they could make changes without consulting anyone.
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The Conservatives are destroying themselves – and the British economy
Even if Labour wins the next election it risks inheriting a wasteland after two more years of Tory government.
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How India has overtaken the UK as the world’s fifth-largest economy
Based on current prices, UK GDP is smaller than it was before the 2008 financial crisis.
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UK set for slowest economic growth in the G7 next year
The British economy will grow just 0.5 per cent next year according to the IMF’s latest forecast.
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