Tag: fiscal rules
The more Keir Starmer defends Rachel Reeves, the more terrified she looks
Taxpayers may have breathed a sigh of relief today when Keir Starmer ruled out an emergency Budget this Spring. If they believed him. …
Pound plunges to nine-month low as Rachel Reeves on ‘brink of breaking own fiscal rules’
It comes as UK 10-year borrowing costs rose to their highest level since the financial crisis of 2008. …
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. …
