Could a bank tax rescue the public finances?
A proposed scheme could raise £32bn.
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Torsten Bell rises as Rachel Reeves reshuffles her team
Exclusive: the former Resolution Foundation head will help lead preparations for the Chancellor’s second Budget this autumn.
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The meaning of the Chancellor’s tears
Rachel Reeves’ authority is beginning to melt away.
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Rachel Reeves returns to her roots
The Chancellor cast herself as an authentic social democrat rather than a creature of the Treasury.
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Rachel Reeves’ economic credibility is on the line
A botched Spending Review would further undermine trust in the Chancellor.
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Rachel Reeves wants to teach her critics a lesson
The Chancellor will use her Spending Review to “re-educate” foes about her fiscal rules.
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The revolt against Reeves
As cabinet ministers protest, the Chancellor is trapped in her own straitjacket.
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Can Rachel Reeves recover?
A Chancellor playing a long game must hope she does not have to wait too long.
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Labour is paying for its lack of a growth plan
Ministers wrongly believed that ending the Tory psychodrama would be enough to boost the economy.
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Why Labour should learn to love VAT
The tax is more progressive than its reputation suggests.
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Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review headache
When do “efficiency savings” become cuts?
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Britain’s lord of the purse strings
In our new age of fiscal stringency, Gareth Davies will be the man marking the government’s homework.
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Liz Truss is right about the Deep State
Among the ridiculous complaints, excuses and conspiracies, the ex-prime minister makes one important point.
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What’s the point of Liz Truss?
In Ten Years to Save the West, Truss has lessons for the Conservative Party. They’re just not the ones she…
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How Labour can free itself from the tyranny of the bond market
The party could save up to £130bn by abandoning the Bank of England’s reckless quantitative tightening.
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Dropping train wi-fi is symbolic of our miserable, pinched country
Why would a Tory Treasury encourage passengers by making services better, when it could save money instead?
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Government contract termination forces private owner to liquidate company… for third time
The outsourced contract for the Treasury’s public enquiries system has been cancelled after just six months.
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HS2 is a symptom of our terminal decline
Jeremy Hunt may claim Britain has a bright, innovative future, but his Treasury cares only about getting things on the…
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Over-50s won’t be bribed back to work with tax breaks
And what about young people facing declining living standards?
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The next financial crisis is brewing in the UK’s corporate debt market
Lax banking regulation has cast a long shadow across the Square Mile.
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