Michael Gove’s £30bn trap for Labour
Could the Tories, as Keir Starmer has accused them, be “trying to salt the ground” for the next government?
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Labour may never embrace tax rises
Even in office, the party would still want to fend off Tory economic attacks.
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Sadiq Khan’s Brexit baloney won’t fix the economy
Even pro-Remain economists question his conclusions.
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The NatWest chair thinks it’s “not that difficult” to buy a home. Is he right?
Howard Davies prompted a furious nation to throw its toast at the radio with his comments on house prices.
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Sunak is gambling on a better economy in 2024
Though the economic numbers are improving, an autumn election may not be such a good idea.
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Net migration is a distraction from other government failures, says top adviser
Brian Bell, chair of the government’s Migration Advisory Committee, wants politicians to be more honest about what targets actually mean.
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The Research Brief: We need investment-led recovery to solve the productivity puzzle
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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Keir Starmer’s economy speech offered more questions than answers
Labour’s fiscal policy remains contradictory and opaque.
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