The Budget showed Sunak is trapped
The Prime Minister needs an economic and electoral transformation – but he doesn’t have a plan to deliver it.
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Jeremy Hunt didn’t fix anything
The Budget did nothing to address the UK’s fundamental problems: Brexit and a deeply unequal economy.
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Why do the Conservatives keep stealing Labour’s fiscal policies?
After Jeremy Hunt’s Budget was littered with Labour’s ideas, Keir Starmer needs to be more radical to stand out.
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The quiet consensus: how Labour and the Tories are converging
The Budget confirmed that the two main parties are closer on policy than at any time since 2008.
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Abolishing the pensions lifetime allowance only benefits the richest few
The measure is using a “sledgehammer to crack a nut”, targeting the richest few while the rest of the economy…
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Jeremy Hunt’s economic optimism will collide with voters’ realities
Telling people that things are getting better while they still feel worse off is always a risky strategy.
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Labour should welcome Jeremy Hunt’s political tribute act
The return of proper political competition will force Keir Starmer’s party to sharpen its policy offer on childcare and much…
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“It’s half thought-out”: Childcare sector leaders on Jeremy Hunt’s reforms
Worries persist over whether the Chancellor has pledged enough funding in the Budget to bolster providers.
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What does the Budget mean for levelling up?
Four takeaways for the regions from the Chancellor’s announcement: more powers, but little reprieve from austerity pressures.
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A boring Budget is a dangerous Budget
Jeremy Hunt’s plan for steady growth is riddled with missed opportunities that will have long-term implications for the economy.
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Jeremy Hunt is too late
The Budget offered a policy blitz – but voters will feel few benefits in time for the next election.
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Why free childcare isn’t as good as it sounds
Lack of funding for Jeremy Hunt’s pledge could leave children worse off and nurseries out of business.
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What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s Budget
Announcements on childcare support and encouraging people back to work could represent the pinnacle of the Chancellor’s career.
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I’m a civil servant – here’s why I’m striking on Budget day
The government has treated civil servants with complete contempt.
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NHS leaders are concerned over lack of new funds in the Budget
It is thought unlikely the Chancellor will pledge more funding, and that will lead to parts of the health service…
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What will be in Hunt’s Spring Budget?
To stave off popular outcry about energy bills Jeremy Hunt could extend the energy price cap for a further three…
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Why the Tories could still face an economic nightmare in 2024
Better-than-expected growth this year is, paradoxically, a problem for Rishi Sunak.
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The business forecast for 2023: An inflation rollercoaster and Elon Musk’s Twitter break-up
Predictions for a bumpy year ahead from the New Statesman’s business editor.
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Rishi Sunak needs to show the public he can do more than crisis management
The PM’s current priorities are easy to achieve and do nothing to define his form of Conservatism.
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“What Rishi Sunak is doing is lunacy”: the City’s favourite strategist on the economy’s hidden dangers
Albert Edwards warns that the government’s austerity has set the economy on a path to collapse.
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