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UK inflation plunges to 3.2% in November, beating forecasts

British inflation fell much more sharply than forecast in November to 3.2%, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official data showed on Wednesday, cementing market expectations that...

Can you blame young people like me for fleeing Britain?

30 Nov 2025

Katie Strick, The Independent A funny thing happens when you leave the UK. You pack your life into a suitcase, feeling like you’re doing something brave and intrepid. You...

Reeves's Budget must deliver stability and direction

24 Nov 2025

At last, we are finally within reach of this year's budget. On Wednesday, the country will know the worst, with few expecting to feel better off when the chancellor...

Reeves’s U-turn on income tax is needless and wrong

16 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves marched the country to the top of the hill last week... and now she has marched us down again. In her unusual early-morning address in Downing Street,...

Rising British joblessness points to recession

14 Nov 2025

Shall we start with the good news? A December interest-rate cut is now all but nailed on, which will please mortgage borrowers. The bad news? The reason for this...

Rachel Reeves poised to make major change to cash ISAs

16 Oct 2025

Vicky Shaw, The Independent The cash ISA limit could be slashed as part of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' next budget. A report in the Financial Times said that Treasury was...

Badenoch has a brilliant idea — will Reeves steal it?

10 Oct 2025

It is what they call fox hunting season in Westminster, when parties race to steal their opponents’ best policies. To “shoot the fox” is to spoil the hunters’ fun....

Labour must prove it can be trusted on the economy

09 Oct 2025

Labour’s most pressing task is putting public finances on a sustainable footing. Far away from the noisy culture wars about race, flags and swans, in recent weeks bond markets...

UK inflation heat puts Bank of England back in the spotlight

20 Aug 2025

British inflation looks set to hit 4% next month, double the Bank of England’s target and a level likely to add to nervousness at the central bank about the...

Customers buy fruits and vegetables at a stall in central London, Britain. Reuters

UK inflation unexpectedly rises to highest since January 2024

16 Jul 2025

Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6 per cent in June, official figures showed on Wednesday, potentially making...

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