Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC The Guardian - UK · Mar 9
Liverpool property market feels impact of Kwarteng's mini-budget The fiscal measures announced just two weeks ago have been thrown out by new chancellor Jeremy Hunt Liverpool Echo · Oct 17, 2022
Energy bills help to stop in April and NOT two years in major U-turn New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made the announcement on Monday during his emergency economic statement Manchester Evening News · Oct 17, 2022
Chancellor urged to ‘act now’ to ‘defuse mortgage ticking time bomb’ The Liberal Democrats predict roughly 168,000 more homeowners will have been hit by a new higher rate by November 23. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022
Investments and pensions: what can you do about UK financial turmoil? The impact the fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has had on your money The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022
Tory MPs ‘may help Labour to bring down’ parts of Chancellor’s budget Some MPs want to reinstate the 45p top rate of income tax The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Asda boss warns shop prices will rise IMMEDIATELY in wake of mini-Budget shambles Lord Rose, the chairman of supermarket giants Asda, has warned British households face a “very, very unpleasant” period with many shop prices set to rise as the pound plunges Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022
What is Kwasi Kwarteng really up to? One answer: this is a reckless gamble to shrink the state In the US they call it ‘starving the beast’ – cut taxes and, as revenue decreases, you create irresistible pressure for austerity, says Adam Tooze, an economic historian at Columbia University The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022
Labour leader Keir Starmer promises Brits he'll end giveaways to the rich In his first national newspaper interview since Liz Truss became PM, Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer sets out his plans to reverse banker-friendly Tory policies and give hope to struggling familes Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng to shrink part-time work benefits to grow labour supply New UK chancellor aims to reverse inactivity in labour market, especially among over-50s The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022