Labour drafts options for wealth taxes to ‘unlock’ funds for public services Exclusive: Sources say changes to inheritance tax and capital gains tax are being discussed The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
General election manifestos: Where do the main parties stand on key areas from NHS to immigration The Independent’s guide to all the major party manifestos ahead of the general election The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
Labour pledges to strengthen economic watchdog within first 100 days Exclusive: Changes early in expected new government intended to stop repeat of catastrophic Truss mini-budget The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024
Amid the Tories’ fiscal disasters, one change has quietly warped how we see public spending for ever The Tory-created OBR buoyed David Cameron but sunk Liz Truss. After the election, it may become Labour’s problem, says economics professor Jonathan Portes The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
This is why business is not excited about this election City Comment: Political parties are not being straight with us about the fiscal constraints and trade-offs we face Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024
Liz Truss’s mini-budget looms large in the election campaign – here’s why it was such a disaster The words “Liz Truss” and “mini-budget” have become shorthand for financial recklessness and economic chaos. But what was it about the former prime minister’s economic management that was so disastrous? The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024
No budget until September if Labour wins election, says Reeves Shadow chancellor insists no additional tax rises will be needed beyond ones already announced by the party The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024
Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut plans face setback as government borrowing tops £20bn ONS says budget deficit £1.5bn higher than previous year due to increased spending on benefits and weaker tax revenues The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Tories might not hold autumn statement pledging more tax cuts before election With public finances in a worse position than expected, chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering pushing back further pledges The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review – economical with the truth about her own downfall The former PM’s whingeing, unintentionally hilarious and scapegoating rant about the economy-crashing disaster of her time in No 10 is best read as a cautionary tale of hubristic zeal The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024
Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book? The anti-growth coalition, Bank of England and the OBR are among those under fire from Liz Truss The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024
The greatest mystery of modern politics? Liz Truss’s self belief The former prime minister is teaching us a lot about narcissism in her new memoir, and it’s hard to tear your eyes away The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024
For the birds? Far from it. At last Rachel Reeves has given Britain a plan for economic liftoff Despite being called continuity Hunt, the shadow chancellor has set out a proposal for meaningful change The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024
UK government borrows more in February than forecast with highest debt since 1960s Higher than expected figure of £8.4bn in February could derail OBR forecast for £114.1bn deficit for 2023-24 The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024 OPINION - All models are wrong (except the Office for Budget Responsibility's Brexit forecasts) "All models," the British statistician George Box observed, "are wrong, but some are useful." To which we now turn to the Office for Budget Responsibility, whose Brexit forecasts seem to be holding up remarkably well.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024 How to survive UK mortgage turmoil as rates go up and deals are pulled Homebuyers have to try to navigate their way to an affordable deal with no help in the budget to ease the pain
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2024 Immigration is good for tax receipts - and five other things we learned from the budget Just one of the messages that may surprise fans of Britain’s chancellor
Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024 UK Budget: Hunt sticks to what was expected, and markets are grateful for that City Voices: The pressure is on the Bank of England to get it right
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024 Business leaders’ tourist tax fury is a gift for Starmer City Comment: It’s not yet clear what Labour would do about the tourist tax, but retail bosses fed up with Sunak and Hunt have strarted turning to Starmer and Reeves for salvation
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024 Brexit hitting UK economy and damage set to worsen with new trade barriers, Budget watchdog warns Impact of leaving EU raised by Office for Budget Responsibility in its detailed analysis of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024 OPINION - Jeremy Hunt's Budget sold us the Big Lie of British politics — that we can afford our spending No one wants Jeremy Hunt to be Chancellor. Labour doesn’t, obviously — the party has its own candidate, albeit with largely the same spending plans and fiscal rules. Rishi Sunak doesn’t — he wants to be his own finance minister. The Tory Right still pines for Truss-onomics, the SNP doesn’t…
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024 ‘Missed opportunities’ to help first-time buyers in the Spring Budget 2024 First-time buyers will be disappointed that some changes were not made in the Budget, some commentators said
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024 Budget 2024: UK taxes head for highest level since 1948 despite Hunt’s NI cut Borrowing and stealth taxes fund £14bn giveaway, but public spending squeeze looms after election
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024 Chancellor to raise UK government borrowing to fund budget measures – OBR Office for Budget Responsibility says national insurance and tax cuts will be paid for by average £8bn-a-year borrowing to 2028-29
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024 Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before an election – but not his last roll of the dice These latest tax cuts were not the gamechanger the Tories need before the election