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Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax, but she’ll need to raise revenue somehow – and there are still good options available, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Figures on GDP, wages and inflation this week are set to offer Labour plenty of scope for criticising Tories’ economic competence

Keir Starmer will now be appealing to voters on the basis it can run the status quo better than the Tories

Low capital gains rate and US location of funds mean tax bill of £508,000 much less than under top income rate of 45%

Even if pared back, the party still has the only real growth policy in town, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Chancellor hints at tax-free plan for budget as part of efforts to revive country’s stock market

No one expected the Tories to crash the economy like they did. Building a greener Britain means being honest about this, say Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves

Lobby group joins calls for chancellor to resist pre-election giveaways next month and spend on projects to boost economy

Former PM criticises ministers for ‘moral outrage’ of ‘systematically shredding’ social security system

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces criticism for a remark about transgender people, causing controversy and calls for an apology.

It costs money, jobs and drives foreign visitors away from London: apart from that, the tourist tax is a fine piece of Treasury policy. So it is with great relief that retail, hospitality and leisure businesses across the capital have greeted reports that the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has ordered a…