Economy
Our broken benefits system leaves 28% of children in poverty. But who’s going to fix it?
The Tories treat being poor as a fact of life for many. Labour can’t do the same
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Grant Shapps is wrong again – the Tories no longer have a claim to being “the patriotic party”
This government has run down the armed forces like no other
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Inflation is up again – and the Tories still want you to think that’s a success
The government is failing at everything apart from record levels of gaslighting
Economy
Brexit has destroyed any chance of levelling up
A new report shows red wall areas suffering more from Brexit than London does – and it will get worse
Economy
London’s stock exchange – not floating, but sinking
Companies don’t want to list in Britain any more. It’s obvious why
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Sunak dreams of tax cuts while Britain collapses around him. He just doesn’t get it
The PM’s new plan is benefit cuts for people who use food banks to fund tax cuts for people who own banks
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The sordid attack on the Bank of England
The right has got it in for the bank – if they get their way, the results could be disastrous
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Great news: house prices will fall in 2024
Constantly rising prices are a sign of economic and political failure
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The government’s start to 2024 shows how desperate it is
From pints of champagne to a war on foreign students, it’s more dismal stuff
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Suez, 2024 style – the latest Brexit benefit
Rwanda and Brexit leave Britain facing a humiliation not seen since 1956 – with empty shelves and economic angst at home
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Councils will pay the price for Tory tax cuts
Local authorities can expect increasingly large cuts in the years to come as the Conservatives seek to fund their tax agenda
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The year in Brexit
Despite endless promises of post-EU jam tomorrow, Rishi Sunak’s government has been forced to eat humble pie over the last 12 months
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Sorry, Mark Francois: This isn’t 2019 and Rwanda isn’t Brexit
The barrel-chested Brexiteer is back - but this week has shown he is now an irrelevance
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Pandering to the far right on immigration will bring economic disaster
The government’s migration plans are a cruel mess that will harm British business – and they know it
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The economy is heading towards a crisis at Christmas
High wage growth means tough choices ahead for the Bank of England
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Christmas drinks just got more expensive, thanks to Brexit
Industry experts are warning that wines are ‘up £3 a bottle’ since the UK’s departure from the bloc
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Spiteful Sunak has ensured there is no money left – but here’s how Starmer could grow the economy
From planning laws to better skills to a proper industrial strategy, all is not quite lost for Britain
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Europe is fighting a different inflation battle to the UK
Europe's challenges with inflation requires very different weapons
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The Square Mile and the EU
The man who speaks for the City knows the bankers can’t do without Europe
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Rishi Sunak’s big business bash was just smoke and mirrors
Another gambit by the prime minister has ended with big boasts and little substance
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The autumn statement shows Britain can’t afford Brexit
Jeremy Hunt’s tinkering won’t kickstart growth or make up for the cost of leaving the EU
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Jeremy Hunt’s smoke and mirrors can’t hide high tax and low growth
No wonder the chancellor skipped over damning forecasts in his autumn statement
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Post-Brexit Britain has been captured by the FDI
Foreign Direct Investment is a key economic indicator – and it indicates that Britain is in big trouble
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Germansplaining: Germany’s budget bother
Breaking with their stereotype, the country’s fiscal responsibility has gone awry
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A new report reveals the huge and lasting economic costs of Brexit
Ever wondered why your taxes are so high and public services are in such a poor state? Now you know
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The British businesses being strangled by Brexit red tape
Nearly three-quarters of UK firms say leaving the EU has affected them “very negatively”
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Glory-stealing Rishi Sunak has very little to do with falling inflation
Price rises are finally slowing because of oil and gas, not because of the PM
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The Brexit ship of fools
The thinktank behind Liz Truss’s mini-budget now claims leaving the EU hasn’t harmed UK trade
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Millennials are getting poorer – and the government is to blame
New research shows people aged 30 are earning 8% less than their Gen X counterparts
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Despite political interference and falling memberships, trade unions are becoming more powerful
In the UK and the US, political parties must accept that trade unionism is on the rise
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Rishi Sunak has blown another big chance with a King’s Speech that ignored Britain’s financial woes
This was the time to tackle failing apprenticeships and the lack of an industrial strategy - it didn’t happen
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Light must be shed on dark money’s presence in politics, new report says
Nearly 60% demand more details of how think tanks are funded - and findings show right wingers are less transparent than those on the left