Why Osborne’s new lending scheme won’t work
If consumers are determined to hoard cash, who will borrow?
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Who is Anthony Browne, new head of the British Bankers’ Association?
Trade association for banking industry to be headed by former journalist once described as "bordering on fascism" by David Blunkett.
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Why optimism is a class issue
One thing that attracts people to Boris Johnson is his cheerfulness about Britain’s prospects. Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan and Conservative MP Owen Paterson both praise…
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McStrike! How young food industry workers are reviving British trade unions
McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, TGI Friday and UberEats workers are all participating in action.
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An A-Z of jobs under £50,000 that Theresa May says are not skilled
Theresa May announces an end to low-skilled EU migration for salaries below a certain threshold.
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Theresa May’s conference speech puts her at odds with her own Chancellor over spending
One way or another, May and Hammond can’t emerge from the Budget with their credibility intact.
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Philip Hammond is trying to emulate a George Osborne who never really existed
The real George Osborne would never have delivered a speech like this.
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Andy Street says what many Conservative MPs are thinking: austerity must end
In marginal seats, Tory MPs are clear that public appetite for more cuts is low.
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