Rachel Reeves’ Diary: At Davos, there are two challenges – fixing the global economy, and walking in snow boots
Keir Starmer and I received a warm welcome at the World Economic Forum, despite the -14°C temperatures.
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We can’t ignore the pensions time bomb
Younger workers could end up with higher taxes and poorer pensions while subsidising comfortable retirees.
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Cheap energy bills aren’t coming back this decade
Forecasts suggest volatile prices and the UK’s poor gas storage infrastructure mean costs will remain high until after 2030.
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Why strikers now have the upper hand
The pool of available workers remains vanishingly small. That puts unions in a position of strength.
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The business-lounge intellectual
With his new book, the FT’s Martin Wolf wants to rescue capitalism. But is it worth saving?
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Britain has never faced decline like this before
The difference with past periods of economic woe is how meekly the political class is accepting the UK’s fate.
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“This country doesn’t invest in its own future”: Torsten Bell on why the UK is being hit hardest
The Resolution Foundation head explains why the average British household is forecast to be worse off than its Slovenian counterpart…
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When childcare is overpriced, everyone pays
Britain is being held back by one of the most expensive childcare systems in the developed world.
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