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Reform UK gloomy about prospects in Makerfield, as one party source says Labour ahead by 2,500 votes – UK politics live

Result expected around 3am as Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor hopes a win over Reform UK will help force the prime minister to step aside

The Guardian - UK

Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run

Labour mayor giving advisory roles to ex-Bank of England economist and others seen as attempt to reassure markets

The Guardian - UK

In this age of global uncertainty, where in the world can we look for guidance?

When Donald Trump stood on the White House lawn in April 2025 holding a large, laminated poster announcing the first round of trade tariffs to be imposed on different countries, the Trade Policy Uncertainty Index shot through the roof.

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UK politics: Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – as it happened

West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration

The Guardian - UK

More than half of firms freezing investment as Budget fears take toll – report

The Barclays survey found that 45% of small company bosses believe policy uncertainty is negatively impacting their firms.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves ‘will announce milkshake tax’ in Budget

Exemption for milkshakes in sugar tax could come to an end when Chancellor announces Budget

The Independent UK

Budget gossip and U-turns to blame for Britain’s weak growth, former Bank of England economist warns Reeves

Andy Haldane has called for the process to be overhauled to prevent Budget leaks that can damage the economy

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Budget rumours key reason for weak growth, says former Bank chief economist

Andy Haldane has called for the process to be overhauled to prevent Budget leaks that can damage the economy.

Evening Standard

Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist

Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide

The Guardian - UK

‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlands

In the first in a series, the Guardian maps out the rise in support for Farage and how parties are targeting the UK’s deindustrialised areas

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s tough choices: they are costing the government dearly

Editorial: Austerity-era scepticism runs deep – and Labour’s abstract promises are falling flat as Nigel Farage rises in the polls

The Guardian - UK

Farage is like a tribune for the working class, says former Bank of England economist

Exclusive: Andy Haldane says Labour ‘sloganeering’ will not empower regions where Reform is making headway

The Guardian - UK

Like a rural bank manager, Sideshow Mel wades into the Tory battle for irrelevance

For some reason, Stride used his first keynote speech as shadow chancellor to discuss the abject failure of his party

The Guardian - UK

Financial markets have become a bulwark against populist excesses

Custodians of global wealth have reacted with anger at attempts by people like Trump and Truss to revolutionise the economy

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Evening Standard

Looking back at Mark Carney's Bank of England career as he takes over from Justin Trudeau

Mark Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with the US

The Guardian - UK

Soaring UK crime costing up to £250bn a year, says thinktank

Policy Exchange report blames austerity for breakdown in policing and criminal justice

The Guardian - UK

Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn

Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately

The Guardian - UK

If Rachel Reeves wants growth, improved community cohesion could be essential

A new paper has found that social capital ‘is the cake, not the icing’ of a strong, well functioning economy

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The Guardian - UK

UK can strike Trump trade deal and rebuild EU relations, says top economist

Keir Starmer can show UK is ‘open for business’, says former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane

The Guardian - UK

UK grocery inflation picks up to 2.3%; unemployment rises while regular wage growth slows – as it happened

Consumers started their Christmas shopping early, Kantar says; UK jobless rate rises to 4.3% while wage growth excluding bonuses is at a two-year low

The Guardian - UK

Labour investment in cultural venues should look to the local

Letter: Fiona Robertson points to three important considerations in response to Andy Haldane calling for more investment in art and culture projects

The Guardian - UK

Labour should ‘invest big’ in arts and culture projects, says top economist

Andy Haldane says funding ‘social infrastructure’ and cultural institutions is crucial for communities

Evening Standard

Homeowners in UK at 'greater risk' of higher mortgages from Donald Trump win than Rachel Reeves Labour Budget

The warning comes from former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane

The Guardian - UK

Former Bank economist advises Labour to reconsider non-dom tax crackdown

Andy Haldane says there should be ‘cause to pause’ amid Treasury fears policy will not raise any money

Evening Standard

OPINION - Labour's non-dom problem raises awkward questions about how to fund better public services

If nothing else, economists are good at naming things. Malthusianism, Abenomics or, my personal favourite, Baumol's cost disease. But for policymakers, the most important theory is perhaps the Laffer curve, named after the American economist Arthur Laffer, who argued there is a theoretical tax rate at which maximum revenue is…

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