Tag: fiscal rules
Rachel Reeves taking us for fools with new £50bn masterplan – it could backfire horribly
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is desperate to balance the books but raising taxes is proving tricky and cutting spending is a no-no for Labour. Don’t worry, though, she has a plan. …
Rachel Reeves handed dire warning as budget rule change ‘risks higher interest rates’
The Chancellor is set to radically change the Government’s borrowing rules in the Autumn Budget to allow for huge public spending projects. …
Chronic underinvestment in UK public and private sectors is now a key economic issue
Julian Jessop, in his piece, questions the public sector’s ability to oversee large scale investment projects like the ill-fated HS2. …
