At least we’ll all be equally miserable under Labour
Without the reliable flexible worker (gas), the factory owner is unable to respond to either volatility of demand or supply...
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UK’s Labour considers upping capital gains and inheritance taxes, Guardian reports
(Reuters) -Britain's opposition Labour Party is considering raising capital gains tax and altering inheritance tax to help fund public services...
UK public debt rises to highest since 1961 as election nears
LONDON (Reuters) - British public debt rose last month to its highest as a share of the economy since 1961,...
UK’s Labour pledges to plug gaps left by bank branch closures
By Huw Jones LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party said on Monday it would give regulators new powers to significantly increase the number of 'banking hubs' on high streets if voted into government next month. Lawmakers in Britain have flagged concerns about the closure of branches leaving some people, particularly in rural areas, facing difficulties accessing cash as many customers bank online and use cards to pay in shops, cafes and petrol stations. Banking hubs are located in communities across Britain and operated by the country's Post Office,...
Labour to detail wealth fund plan at start of economy-focused week
The establishment of a national wealth fund will be the highlight of a week of campaigning by the Labour Party...
How Gordon Brown could tempt Labour into a stealth ‘mortgage tax’
Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor of the Bank, argued in an influential 2022 paper that the scale of the...
Election 2024 – what each manifesto means for your money and how to protect your finances ahead of July 4
THIS week has seen each major political party reveal its manifesto promises ahead of the general election on July 4.As...
UK housebuilders bemoan lack of new election housing pledges
By Aby Jose Koilparambil(Reuters) - Britain's housebuilders are disappointed with what they see as a lack of radical measures to...
Whisper it, but Labour is about to inherit a rallying economy
The long hiatus in business investment seen since the vote for Brexit may finally have run its course. Years of...
How to grow an economy
For the next four weeks Rachel Reeves, like the rest of us, will be stuck in the hellscape of fiscal...
