This was a uniquely family-friendly Budget – a recognition, as the Chancellor put it, that families are where we experience “Moments that make life worth living.” The big pledge was…
The Budget
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The Covid shock has presented the British economy with an unprecedented challenge. The huge fall in output has come on top of a decade of economic stagnation across advanced economies,…
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The Budget is one of the most important speeches any politician can give. It should be the yearly centrepiece for the Chancellor as he or she describes the state of…
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The recent EU Council meeting in Brussels has yet again highlighted the gap in the European Union left by the departure of the United Kingdom. In fact, it has highlighted…
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In its election manifesto the Conservative party committed itself to following a fiscal rule to ensure a balanced budget by 2022/3. While that may have made sense as a tactical election…