Trump’s ‘Liz Truss moment’: when economic bravado meets market reality The president’s U-turn after his maverick plan threatened meltdown has echoes of the 2022 UK crisis The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025
Liz Truss blames Mark Carney for causing economic meltdown ‘on her watch’ Former PM said Mark Carney did a ‘terrible job’ as Bank of England governor and created the problems which sparked her downfall The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
US troops in Europe to stay ‘where they are’, says top general – as it happened Gen Christopher Cavoli says he is planning to keep forces in same locations amid concerns over deployments in Poland and Romania The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025
Tory MSP to stand down after a decade in Holyrood A SCOTTISH Tory MSP has announced he will stand down ahead of the 2026 election after a decade in Holyrood The National (Scotland) · Apr 7, 2025
'Don't be stupid,' says Donald Trump as he 'shoots himself in foot' with tariffs global markets meltdown The US president was facing a huge backlash over his economic gamble Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025
Voices: Donald Trump is the Liz Truss of US economic policy COMMENT: The US president will find that he cannot beat the markets and will have to modify his protectionist policy, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025
‘Fantasy figure’ to claim families £3,500 poorer under Labour, says Starmer The Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch clashed over the UK economy in the Commons. Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025
UK housebuilders ‘very bad’ at building houses, says wildlife charity CEO Land speculation to blame for lack of progress amid Labour drive to build 1.5m new homes, says Wildlife Trusts head The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025
Voices: Michael Gove explains why he abandoned Boris Johnson twice COMMENT: The former cabinet minister’s insights into the Conservatives’ struggles highlight the party’s deepening crisis and the challenges facing its future, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
Farmers furious as Farage admits he would allow chlorine-washed chicken to be sold in UK as part of Trump trade deal The Reform leader’s remarks sparked anger from agricultural campaigners, who warned that the British public is ‘rightly appalled by chlorinated chicken’ The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Rachel Reeves’ approval rating plummets after spring statement Reeves on course to be less popular than Truss mini-budget chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Reeves on course to be less popular than Truss mini-budget chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng The chancellor is plunging toward the approval rating of Kwasi Kwarteng in the wake of the September 2022 financial statement The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Reeves’s spring statement almost as unpopular as Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget, poll finds Just one in five voters believe Rachel Reeves is doing a good job, as chancellor’s approval rating plunges towards that of her predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng prior to him being sacked The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Donald Trump had PTSD from assassination attempt when he picked JD Vance as vice president, says former aide Anthony Scaramucci At first glance, Anthony Scaramucci and Dominic Sandbrook make an unlikely duo. One – known to friends and detractors as ‘The Mooch’ – is a silver-tongued businessman with quiffed hair and an Italian-American twanged voice, whose 11 day stint as Donald Trump’s communications director in 2017 in his first term… Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025
The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025 David Blunkett: the world has changed since Liz Truss’s mini budget, so what is Labour still so scared of? Much has been said about UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ self-imposed fiscal rules, and her repeated assertion – which she included in the spring statement – that they are “non-negotiable”. Of course, this is true if you’re not prepared to listen to alternatives, but in the real world there is no…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025 Everything is great, nothing to see here, Rachel Reeves tells MPs Chancellor delivers a spring statement strong on wishful thinking and light on compassion for those hit by cuts
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025 Spring statement 2025: key points at a glance Rachel Reeves has delivered her economic update – here are the main points, with political analysis
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 Fiscal hawk or playing a bad hand: what kind of chancellor is Rachel Reeves? Reeves-watchers are still divided over whether her tough approach is pragmatic or the result of deeply seated beliefs
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025 Kemi Badenoch is failing to hit the spot at PMQs – and everywhere else The Conservative leader isn’t convincing fellow Tories that she possesses a viable route map to recovery
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts Chancellor to tell party she is making steep cuts to avoid similar fallout to that which followed 2022 mini-budget
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 ‘Does it score?’ How the OBR became the key arbiter of the Treasury’s sums Chancellor has very little headroom within her fiscal rules but is keen to keep Office for Budget Responsibility on side
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025 How Covid changed the British state Surge in national debt and NHS backlog altered the economy and expectations around crisis management
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025 Dangerous birds, headless statues and rescues from space – take the Thursday quiz Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025 Up to 1.2m disabled people will lose thousands in UK welfare overhaul, experts warn Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, laid out plans for £5bn savings but faces rebellion from some Labour MPs
The Fashion Central · Mar 17, 2025 Liz Truss’ Ex-Lover Mark Field Drops Bombshell Details on Secret Affair Former MP Mark Field has finally spoken out about his infamous affair with Liz Truss, revealing how their relationship.