Cabinet Office paid almost £2m for contract offering private healthcare for civil servants
The government department spent £1.96m on a contract offering employees “affordable private healthcare”.
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The Autumn Statement was an elegy from a Conservative Party in mourning
While Labour is setting the terms of the next election, the Tories are unable to move on from the legacy…
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The Tories are trapped with no good options
A record 7 per cent fall in living standards will hurt the public – and the government’s popularity.
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The “fiscal black hole” is a dangerous myth to justify austerity
Imposing unnecessary spending cuts would trap the UK in an economic doom loop.
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Why we need an Office for Spending Evaluation
Governments too rarely spend for the long term – a new institution could help change that.
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Labour needs a true alternative to Rishi Sunak’s austerity
The moral case against spending cuts is overwhelming – and so is the economic one.
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The real fantasy economics is Rishi Sunak’s claim that spending cuts are unavoidable
The fiscally responsible approach is to build a strong economy through public investment and tax increases on the wealthy.
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Who will bear the brunt of Rishi Sunak’s austerity?
At his first PMQs as leader, Sunak successfully evaded questions on where cuts will fall.
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How long can Liz Truss survive?
The Prime Minister’s position is ever more fragile but Tory MPs have yet to unite around a candidate to replace…
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Councils will crumble under Jeremy Hunt’s spending cuts
Growth does not have to require the hollowing out of public services.
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Kwasi Kwarteng’s Budget is being rewritten while he’s across the Atlantic
The Chancellor insisted today that “our position hasn’t changed”, but behind the scenes it’s a different story.
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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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How the pound has plummeted against the dollar
Sterling is now worth just $1.07 – a fall of almost 10 per cent in one month.
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Mini-budget 2022 summary: Kwasi Kwarteng’s major tax cut plans – as it happened
Follow the latest updates on the government's mini-Budget, with analysis and commentary from the New Statesman politics team.
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Kwasi Kwarteng has cut tax for the highest earners – will he pay a political price?
Like George Osborne, the new Chancellor has delivered another “tax cut for millionaires” but history suggests Labour may not benefit.
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What to expect from Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget announcement today
Each policy is likely to be justified in terms of one aim: economic growth.
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Conservative committee chair: Treasury is “sitting on” crucial economic forecast
Mel Stride, the chair of the Treasury Select Committee, says the government’s lack of transparency could have serious implications for…
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The best way to boost economic growth is to reverse hard Brexit
Brexit is forecast to do twice as much permanent damage to the economy as Covid. But this self-inflicted wound can…
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How does Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget affect voters in the Red Wall?
Are the Chancellor’s tax-and-spend plans better for traditional Conservative constituencies or new Tory voters in the north and Midlands?
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The UK tax burden is still low compared with most Western countries
Even after recent tax rises, Britain is still more lightly taxed than most major EU countries.
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