Who pays for Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mess? Welfare claimants, as always
The government’s giveaway to the rich may be matched by real-terms cuts to benefits for the poorest and most vulnerable.
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The first stirrings of rebellion against Liz Truss
The riotous market response to the mini-Budget has, for some Tory MPs, destroyed the PM’s authority as party leader.
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The Conservatives are destroying themselves – and the British economy
Even if Labour wins the next election it risks inheriting a wasteland after two more years of Tory government.
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Leader: Unserious government for serious times
In a new era of permanent crisis, voters crave security, not Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s free-market utopianism.
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Letter of the week: Fantasy economics
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Liz Truss and the rise of the libertarian right
The free-market thinkers and ideas behind the most radical economic experiment in Britain for 40 years.
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Who and what is behind Keir Starmer’s improved Labour conference speech?
The Labour leader has benefited from a new speechwriter and a willingness to confront difficult political issues.
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Keir Starmer’s speech showed he is a prime minister in waiting
The Labour leader proved he has properly listened to the worry pulsing through the country.
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