Economy
The ‘brightest and best’ are ignoring Britain’s post-Brexit visa scheme
A plan to lure high achievers is attracting less than 2% of all migrants
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Why have we let the private equity wide boys run riot with our economy?
Giving business free rein while putting ordinary people on a tight leash is part of a depressing pattern
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Why I love the deep state
If it hadn’t been for the civil servants that the Conservatives so gleefully denigrate, Britain would have fallen apart years ago
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Can Britain be honest with itself?
Rachel Reeves will need to confront failures that others have ignored
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Exit the dragon
As Britain sanctions Chinese cyberattackers, Europe starts to break with Xi’s pet funding project
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No wonder the farmers who voted for Brexit are furious
The eye-catching tractor protests are justified from a stitched-up sector that mostly voted Leave
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These crazy housing affordability numbers show Nimbys are killing Britain
The only answer to our property problems is unlocking the ability to build more homes
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Labour’s economic plan is finally taking shape, will it be enough?
If Reeves’ analysis is correct, her securonomics will eventually pay for itself
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The case against payouts for the WASPi women
Pensioners who have benefited greatly from the triple lock should not get more at everyone else’s expense
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Inflation falls, but it’s nothing to do with Sunak
If anyone’s “plan” is working, it’s the Bank of England’s
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The price of British politics
There is an easy way to stop scandals over political donors – by getting rid of them altogether
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The state we’re in: Brexit has left the UK unfit for purpose
Civil service numbers have soared as the government undermines its own response to Brexit
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Timpson’s boss is a breath of fresh air
James Timpson sets the standard that other business owners should look to emulate
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My thwarted trip to Rome
At every step of my breathless and frustrating journey, Gatwick Airport was able to cash in on the unexpected delays
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The next global crisis is here. Debt for the poorest means blowback for us all
The elites of the global south have become remarkably disunited when faced with the prospect of their own bankruptcy
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Kemi Badenoch is hoping no-one notices Britain’s manufacturing slump
The UK has slipped three places to 11th on the list of the world’s top makers
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The Swiss show how we can have a better budget
Hunt’s grandstanding demonstrates the craziness of our current system
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Economy of truth: Debunking Hunt’s migrant myths
The data shows that more foreign workers are good for the UK. So why is the chancellor so keen to pretend otherwise?
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Is James Timpson the best boss in Britain?
Timpson’s high street company mends shoes, cuts keys and helps prisoners rehabilitate. Is it all too good to be true?
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Jeremy Hunt has shown he doesn’t care about councils or defence – just tripping up Labour
His Budget looks worse - and more cynical - by the day
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Jeremy Hunt is wrong. Britain is still on a road to higher taxes
A 2p cut in national insurance won’t make up for stealth rises in income tax
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Regardless of what gloating Brexiteers say, Germany will be back
Brexit supporters claim Germany’s crisis proves we were right to leave the EU. That’s puerile, illogical stuff
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I have a dream.. an end to cronyism and corruption
We need a Britain that rewards hard work, where so-called tax exiles and clever tax accountants are no longer seen as heroes
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The Budget conjuring trick that’s wrecking Britain’s economy
The UK’s main fiscal rule encourages reckless chancellors to pile on debt and let others deal with the consequences
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Whatever the budget brings, let’s hope it’s not a tribute to Nigel Lawson
Jeremy Hunt is an admirer of the chancellor whose policies caused a massive recession
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Here’s the budget Hunt won’t dare deliver
Instead of a pitiful tax cut and more shuffling of deckchairs on the Tory Titanic, this programme would revitalise Britain
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Germansplaining: Our taxing problem with gender equality
Germany’s tax system is at the heart of the country’s institutional sexism
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Britain can’t afford tax cuts in this budget, and Jeremy Hunt knows it
A new report makes clear that the Tories’ economic planning is based on fantasy
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Kemi Badenoch, not Lindsay Hoyle, is the one MPs should be worrying about
The business secretary’s conflict with Canada is serious - and it has diminished Britain
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Damning Brexit verdict completes Sunak’s triple whammy
The Tories can change the manager but not the facts: their flagship policy is a huge economic drag
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How to address inequality and put a cap on personal wealth
Inequality cannot be solved just by helping the poor. We must limit the corrosive power of extreme riches
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As Britain’s bad economic news mounts, all the Brexiteers can cry is, “But what about Germany?”
Sneering at another country with problems of its own making won’t solve our own