The exorbitant and unwanted HS2 project has become a symbol of government by Blob
The EU market SIR – Is Daniel Hannan right that it is now too late for Britain to pursue EU market-only...
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Brexit Britain has made a lucky escape from crisis-ridden EU
Germany’s currency was too weak for most of the last two decades, but now, with no more cheap Russian gas,...
The UK economy is beating Germany and France, and the Remainers are furious
The UK economy is larger than first thought, according to figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics. Can...
Scammers came after my wealth – but M&S let me down
Four weeks later, I was telephoned on my mobile by a man from an 0345 number who said he also worked for the bank. He said they had detected two more suspicious transactions in the last hour. He confirmed he knew where I live and said that since this was the second time it had happened, they were keeping “a specially close eye on my account.” He told me I should be grateful for the vigilance. The caller said he would stop my card and post me a new one...
Labour shows no passion for backing Britain – preferring alignment with the EU
SIR – Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Britain will not diverge from EU regulations if Labour wins power at...
Jeremy Hunt is wrong – tax cuts are more than possible
Total government spending was only 39.5pc of GDP that year. It was perhaps understandable that it spiked up to 53pc in the Covid-affected year. But what is much less excusable is that spending did not return anywhere near its pre-Covid level after the pandemic ended, is scheduled to be over 46pc of GDP this year, and even at the outer horizon of government spending forecasts (if one believes them) is scheduled to be well over 43pc still, in 2027-28.Hunt and Sunak pitch themselves as the grown-up, responsible folk, focused on fiscal...
There are still reasons to be optimistic on Britain’s economy
The second bit of good news concerns the Labour Party. In an interview with this newspaper, the shadow chancellor, Rachel...
Towards a circular economy of green skills development
More from this theme Recent articles There is little doubt that educating our students about climate change is...
Why should pensioners suffer while striking civil servants get bonuses?
SIR – Tweaking the triple lock would mean that pensioners miss out on up to £74 a year (report, September...
Vienna seeks to calm Selmayr ‘blood money’ furor – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg signaled his government was...
