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OPINION - Unshackle London and the capital will drag Britain out of stagflation

We may not be in recession...yet but the markets have made up their own minds about prospects for the UK

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Mortgage rates edge up after Government borrowing costs soar and Pound falls

But they are not rising as sharply as after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s 2022 ‘mini-Budget’

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

Pound dips to 14-month low as bond sell-off piles pressure on Rachel Reeves

Sterling extends losses against US dollar before easing to half a cent down after Treasury calms market jitters

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Hunt accused of trying to ‘blame the referee’ over OBR ‘black hole’ review

Tory former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has written to the UK’s top civil servant about an Office for Budget Responsibility review of his spending plans.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

From tax cuts to breaking the economy: five UK budgets that made a difference

As Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil her measures, we look at how five of her predecessors broke the mould

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

OPINION - Rachel Reeves rolls the pitch for her 'maxi-Budget'

What is the opposite of a mini-Budget? A maxi-Budget? Whatever it is, that is what the chancellor is preparing to deliver next Wednesday. But the biggest difference between Rachel Reeves and Kwasi Kwarteng is not substance per se. Indeed, Reeves also intends to borrow more in order to boost growth,…

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Minister denies government in disarray despite departure of Sue Gray

John Healey says Labour ‘getting on with job’ after chief of staff quit less than 100 days into new government

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Betrayal of Boris Johnson: Minister wrote secret no confidence letter to oust him while staying in Government

Lord Brady, ex-chairman of the 1922 Committee of Backbench Tory MPs, lifts the lid on how MPs moved against Mr Johnson

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024

Truss at 10 by Anthony Seldon review – the leader who made history for all the wrong reasons

This brisk and readable study of our shortest-serving prime minister’s 49 days in office examines her catastrophic mini-budget and the role played by the Institute of Economic Affairs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Janey Godley pans Liz Truss in heartfelt video after 'cut NHS cancer care' claim

SCOTS comic Janey Godley has torn into former prime minister Liz Truss after reports said she considered ending cancer care on the NHS ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2024