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PM could raise ‘tens of billions’ while positioning Britain as progressive, say Thomas Piketty and others

Hedge fund chief Ray Dalio warns over public finances, saying Britain will be forced into spending cuts and tax rises

Rachel Reeves has called for an end to the negativity that has seen millions of British families prioritise low-risk, low-return savings over higher-risk, higher-return investments.

Exclusive: Lobbyists meet with ministers, and host a darts night with Labour advisers and MPs’ staff

Financial crisis of 2008 should not be forgotten as reinflation of banking industry could hurt other priority sectors

COMMENT: A slowdown at the top end of London’s property market is the latest indicator that individuals with a high net worth are hedging their bets on Britain, says Knight Frank’s Simon Gammon. The government can no longer bank on a globally minded minority to fund massive imbalances in taxing…

The government wants to make it easier to convert disused shops into venues

New government measures will also require developers to soundproof flats and apartments near existing venues

The Government wants to make it easier to convert disused shops into venues.

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson insists she is unafraid of scheme’s soaraway popularity, describing it as a ‘good problem to have’

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: A war is raging within government circles about the wisdom of placing a levy on individual assets, a measure that the chancellor rejects as anti-growth – but she can’t yet risk angering Labour backbenchers who remain in a mutinous mood, says Andrew Grice