Labour’s ‘discovery’ of a £20bn black hole is shameless
No one really thought the Tories would ever deliver spending cuts on such a scale. No one thinks Labour will...
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Britain on the edge as memories of Truss refuse to fade
Yet the patient is not responding. If the IMF were sitting in judgment it would have found the Government to...
Scrap the OBR, end the Bank’s independence, and free Britain to thrive
The origins of the Bank’s “independence” are, in fact, political, not economic. This “independence” was granted in 1997; done in...
How to create your own Great British Isa
Ken Wotton, a fund manager at Gresham House, said: “This policy could serve as a catalyst for the UK market,...
Soaring interest rates are the real reason Britain has a debt problem
Debt interest being such a large factor as it is now is far from being a new phenomenon. During the...
Lockdowns and money printing have destroyed Western economies
Just one word of apologia for the Budget, then normal service will resume. No elected government and no political party...
Worklessness crisis to deepen as migration surges
Tom Josephs, an OBR official, said: “Migrants will be using public services, but there’s no automatic link between population and...
Britain is living beyond its means – slashing investment won’t help
The UK is not the only G7 country living beyond its means, overwhelmed by a cacophony of competing grievances. France...
The impossible Budget dilemma facing Jeremy Hunt
For instance, a 1pc point cut in the 20pc basic rate of income tax would cost £7bn per annum, while...
Hunt forced to abandon plans for first-time buyer giveaway
House prices have risen by more than 30pc in that time, meaning many young people are forced to pay a...
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