Economy
Shrinkflation is pure political cynicism
Politicians love jumping on niche ideas that make them look in tune with the real world. Don’t fall for it
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The UK is in recession – and that makes a dodgy Sunak budget even more likely
Reckless tax cuts financed by slashing public spending will be the PM’'s answer to more bad economic news
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Order cancelled: Delivery drivers strike a blow on Valentine’s Day
The people who carry things to your door are going on strike. Good for them
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Goldman Sachs says Brexit is costing us 5% of GDP. How long can this disaster go on?
While Kemi Badenoch celebrates meaningless memorandums, the damage of leaving the EU is becoming clearer
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It’s time to expose the anonymous political donors
Tory ministers have no interest in addressing this fundamental issue with our democracy
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‘Pompous prick’ Rees-Mogg wanders into the farmers’ fields of ire
Agriculture is in a crisis created by Brexit, and farmers are furious.. as Jacob Rees-Mogg found out
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Steering clear of trouble in the heart of the EU
Brussels is accustomed to demonstrations but the farmers’ protests were a different story
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How the Tories have squeezed law and order
Chronic underfunding has crushed both the courts and the police
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Why the housing industry is voting for Labour
The Tory party has been captured by the Nimbys
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Labour’s green U-turn explains the need to abandon political targets
The public need a leader who can deliver a target-free message
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The worst of the Tory-created council cash crisis is yet to come
Easy to criticise and burden with blame, local government is the perfect scapegoat for the Tories
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Brexit: a ‘total disaster’ of our own making
Brexit has caused a crisis for British manufacturers who export into Europe – and things could be about to get even worse...
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The Brexit fog begins to clear for Andrea Leadsom – eight years too late
One Europhobe is finally waking up to the costs of leaving the EU
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An economy in crisis. A leadership in denial. The great fall of China is here
Soon, China’s politics will give way to economics and its debt crisis will inevitably entail pain for consumers
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How to fix Britain’s gathering EU border crisis
According to Rishi Sunak, it’s really very simple
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The madness of Tory Tax cuts
Everyone knows we can’t afford it. It looks as if Jeremy Hunt is going to do it anyway
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24 hours of Brexit failures
Collapsed trade deals, rising food prices, more border checks and not enough flowers for Valentine’s Day – thanks a bunch
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As a new Tory war begins, Kemi Badenoch has let the Brexit cat out of the bag
The row over divergence from EU standards has exposed the myth of “Brexit freedoms”
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Everyday philosophy: We need to close the poverty gap
Tax recommendations from the super rich merely confirm that they have disproportionate power
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Happy fourth birthday Brexit!
Have Boris Johnson’s hopes and promises come true in the four years since we left the EU?
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Our broken benefits system leaves 28% of children in poverty. But who’s going to fix it?
The Tories treat being poor as a fact of life for many. Labour can’t do the same
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Grant Shapps is wrong again – the Tories no longer have a claim to being “the patriotic party”
This government has run down the armed forces like no other
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Inflation is up again – and the Tories still want you to think that’s a success
The government is failing at everything apart from record levels of gaslighting
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Brexit has destroyed any chance of levelling up
A new report shows red wall areas suffering more from Brexit than London does – and it will get worse
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London’s stock exchange – not floating, but sinking
Companies don’t want to list in Britain any more. It’s obvious why
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Sunak dreams of tax cuts while Britain collapses around him. He just doesn’t get it
The PM’s new plan is benefit cuts for people who use food banks to fund tax cuts for people who own banks
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The sordid attack on the Bank of England
The right has got it in for the bank – if they get their way, the results could be disastrous
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Great news: house prices will fall in 2024
Constantly rising prices are a sign of economic and political failure
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The government’s start to 2024 shows how desperate it is
From pints of champagne to a war on foreign students, it’s more dismal stuff
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Suez, 2024 style – the latest Brexit benefit
Rwanda and Brexit leave Britain facing a humiliation not seen since 1956 – with empty shelves and economic angst at home
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Councils will pay the price for Tory tax cuts
Local authorities can expect increasingly large cuts in the years to come as the Conservatives seek to fund their tax agenda
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The year in Brexit
Despite endless promises of post-EU jam tomorrow, Rishi Sunak’s government has been forced to eat humble pie over the last 12 months