This was the week Rishi Sunak fell to earth
The “Covid Chancellor” now has nowhere to hide; his lack of political imagination has been exposed.
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The Tories’ privatisation of welfare is a catastrophe for the poorest
As the state relinquishes its duties to the vulnerable, charities are having to take its place as our country’s basic…
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How house prices have surged ahead of wages
While wages have risen by 94 per cent since 2000, house prices have risen by 224 per cent.
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Why Labour feels vindicated by the Spring Statement
Opposition figures have long believed that the Chancellor is “crap at politics”.
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Rishi Sunak may live to regret his avoidable errors
The Chancellor’s decision to prioritise a tax cut in 2024 over help for the poorest looks risky, self-interested and slightly…
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How Rishi Sunak blew it
The Chancellor’s obsession with political gameplaying is at odds with a changed public mood.
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Why Thomas Piketty is optimistic about the left’s future
The French economist on his new book, the living standards crisis and why the “historical movement towards equality” will continue.
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Don’t let the Treasury sugarcoat it: we are about to undergo global economic shock
Do Rishi Sunak’s invocations of “resilience” really rise to the moment?
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