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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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’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...
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...
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...
British government bonds tumbled sharply on Wednesday as a tearful appearance by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in parliament a day after the government backed down on its welfare reforms reignited...