Rishi Sunak’s help comes far too late for Britain’s fuel poor
Ahead of the energy price cap rising, people and businesses are already struggling to keep the lights on.
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How high will interest rates go?
Last time inflation was this high, interest rates were at 10 per cent. Could that happen again?
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Michael Gove’s Levelling Up plan looks suspiciously familiar
The central plank of Johnsonism has been begged, borrowed and stolen from elsewhere.
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Why Covid fraud could be a bigger threat to Rishi Sunak than parties
Billions of pounds were stolen from emergency schemes promoted by the Chancellor.
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National Insurance has become the stealth tax of choice
The main NI rate is set to rise to 13.25 per cent having stood at just 5.5 per cent in…
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Why price controls are the best response to soaring gas prices
Conventional economics won’t solve today’s persistently high inflation because its roots are new: proliferating supply shocks caused by intensifying ecological…
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The British public is changing its concept of class
Gen Z and millennials are more likely to associate class with salary and income than the cultural perceptions of their…
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Levelling down: Boris Johnson is set to spend less on English regional development than previous Tory governments
The north of England is at risk of losing £300m for regional economic development after Brexit.
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