Businesses are at a “cliff edge” – and the Autumn Statement hasn’t helped
The British Chambers of Commerce director-general says Hunt has ignored the private sector’s biggest concerns.
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What bad news did Jeremy Hunt bury in his Autumn Statement?
Living standards will fall by the biggest amount on record and the tax burden will reach the highest level since…
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The five climate pitfalls of the Autumn Statement
From higher taxes on renewables to inadequate energy efficiency, experts warn Jeremy Hunt’s climate policies are “damaging”.
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Jeremy Hunt’s political balancing act won’t satisfy an angry public
The Chancellor blamed global forces for the UK’s economic crisis, but people know there’s more to the story.
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The UK is facing a living standards catastrophe
It is hard to think of a worse economic backdrop for a party planning a general election in 2024.
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Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement was a George Osborne tribute
The problem for the Chancellor is that, unlike in 2010, the economic crisis happened on the Tories’ watch.
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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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What will Jeremy Hunt unveil in his Autumn Statement today?
The Chancellor is expected to announce £24bn of tax rises – and some senior Tory MPs are already expressing dissent.
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What will be in Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement?
The Chancellor is said to be planning up to £60bn of austerity measures.
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Labour must resist the siren calls of austerity
The party should enter the debate over the Autumn Statement prepared to fight and win an ideological battle.
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More reality TV bookings beckon for Matt Hancock
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Leader: The Labour dilemma
If Keir Starmer is to lead a transformative government of the kind the UK needs, he must be more imaginative.
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Escaping the austerity trap
Inflation is at a 40-year high and the UK economy has stalled – now is Labour’s moment to lead a…
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How will Labour respond to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement?
The opposition's central argument on the economy is that the government has failed to stimulate economic growth and the UK…
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There is no justification for the triple lock on pensions
Millionaire pensioners are subsidised by the people who clean their homes, and Rishi Sunak knows it.
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Can the Autumn Statement cushion the Tories’ fall?
The Prime Minister is going to need more than austerity to convince voters his plans are fair.
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Ha-Joon Chang: “Talk of a ‘fiscal black hole’ is an insult to the concept”
The South Korean economist on the case against austerity and his new book Edible Economics.
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Brexit has made us poorer – but we’re trapped by a conspiracy of silence
Jeremy Hunt’s comments show how far we are from a rational debate about the economic consequences of leaving the EU.
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Can anyone save the NHS?
Short-term sticking plasters rather than long-term healing may be too tempting for Rishi Sunak’s unpopular government.
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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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