Right-wing think tank welcomes Rachel Reeves’ pension ‘megafunds’ overhaul Rachel Reeves will promise the biggest overhaul of the pensions market in decades as she addresses the City of London The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024
Confusion over how many farms will be hit by controversial tractor tax after ‘staggering’ admission Critics argue that Defra figures suggest Treasury claims that only 28 per cent of farms will be affected are wrong The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024
OPINION - Rachel Johnson: what the fears of my hairdresser tell us about Rachel Reeves's total disaster of a Budget Yesterday afternoon, I walked to Hair EQ up in Notting Hill Gate, where Tareq has tamed the mane for many years, for a blow-dry before an event at the National Gallery then another thing ie the launch of the Friends of Afghan Women Network (FAWN) in the House of Commons,… Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
‘Daft’ for Streeting to suggest assisted dying law would cost NHS, says former Labour minister - as it happened Margaret Hodge, the ex-Labour minister who now sits in the Lords, has criticised Wes Streeting on the BBC The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024
Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest firms have accused the government of failing to engage with them ahead of the Budget, while a survey of business chiefs finds two thirds believe it will make Britain a less attractive country to investors The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024
Reeves wants pension ‘megafunds’ to boost growth as Budget backlash continues Chancellor Rachel Reeves said ‘we’re going for growth’ after the difficult decisions in the Budget. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
Sadiq Khan blames lack of funding as £4.1billion affordable housing programme stalls London Mayor says more support still needed despite Rachel Reeves giving the capital an extra £100m Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
UK mortgage rates rising; Meta fined for breaching EU antitrust rules – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024
Leading British actors call on chancellor to boost green investment in pensions Oscar winners Mark Rylance and Olivia Colman among those writing to Rachel Reeves about excluding fossil fuels The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024
Thursday briefing: Can Labour’s plan for league tables cure the ailing NHS? In today’s newsletter: The health secretary is introducing performance rankings for hospitals, to reward the ‘good’ and punish the ‘bad’. Staff are fearful and furious The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024
What the papers say – November 14 A wide variety of stories adorn Thursday’s front pages. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
Reeves to announce ‘megafunds’ shake-up of local government pension scheme Chancellor to tell City leaders of Canada-style plan to pool assets for benefit of long-term investment The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024
Pension ‘megafunds’ to be created to boost investment and economic growth The megafunds will mirror schemes in Australia and Canada under the Government plans. Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024
OPINION - Labour’s attack on private schools is misguided, damaging and cruel It’s hard to pinpoint the most egregious side effects of Rachel Reeves’s Budget so far, with its blizzard of bizarre policies fraught with unpleasant unintended consequences. Who do they most want to hurt? Business owners, farmers and parents who have the cheek to want the best education for their children… Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024 What’s happening to the price of a pint? Chancellor Rachel Reeves hiked employers’ national insurance rates and lowered the threshold at which they are paid
The Conversation · Nov 13, 2024 Any hope of ‘getting Britain working again’ must not demonise people on welfare Sometime this autumn, the UK government is expected to publish its plan to “get Britain working again”.
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024 ‘Charity tax’ on lotteries will deny good causes £1 million a year, Reeves told Britain’s 500 lottery fundraisers have new gambling levy could exacerbate problems caused by the national insurance hike
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 Fact check: UK Government has not announced free bus fares for immigrants The post from the TikTok user comes amid the Government raising the single bus fare cap to £3 from £2.
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 Swinney gives ‘cast-iron’ guarantee to return £46m to farming sector The cash was taken from the agriculture budget to ease the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland.
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024 Rachel Reeves to face winter fuel cuts fury as protesters target her Leeds constituency Event just days before farmers descend on London in a row over the Labour chancellor’s tax hikes
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024 Farmers’ ‘tractor tax’ protest move to new location because Trafalgar Square is not big enough Exclusive: Details of the first big demonstration faced by Keir Starmer’s government have been revealed as farmers prepare to descend on Westminster over the imposing of inheritance tax on agricultural land
The Conversation · Nov 12, 2024 The Trump presidency could hammer global growth – here’s what the UK could do Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has brought big questions about what it means for Nato, Ukraine, the Middle East and, of course, global trade. Faced with the threat of protectionism, and outside the EU, the UK will have to make some tough choices.
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024 GP practices could be forced to close because of tax hike, Streeting warned The combination of increases in national insurance contributions and higher wage bills could force or cuts or even closures, the BMA said.
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024 Trump's tariffs explained: How are they impacting the UK Britain could face as much as a £22bn hit to exports if the president-elect’s plans go ahead
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024 The booming Thames estuary creative corridor can deliver the growth the country needs The screen and fashion production industries in east London, north Kent and south Essex have the potential to support £1.7 billion in economic value