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economy

A stick reading "Vote Labour"
Opinion

Previous Labour governments transformed our cities. Now it’s time for us to radically improve our towns.

Patrick Hurley
6 June, 2025

The fortunes of our towns and cities have swapped

Keir Starmer
News

‘Can you trust him with your future?’, Keir Starmer accuses Nigel Farage of setting out ‘fantasy’ economic plans

Basit Mahmood
29 May, 2025

‘This time from Farage, the same bet, in the same casino, that you can spend tens of billions of pounds on tax cuts, without a proper way of paying for it’

Parliament
Opinion

Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power

Prem Sikka
23 May, 2025

Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.

Torsten Bell
News

Labour MP Torsten Bell shares one simple fact on the economy that tears Tories apart

Basit Mahmood
22 May, 2025

It’s pretty damning…

Keir Starmer
News

UK-EU reset: Keir Starmer secures major breakthrough on UK-EU deal

Basit Mahmood
19 May, 2025

‘A historic day’

A photo of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party speaking at Prime Minister's Questions
News

Kemi Badenoch caught out over UK-India trade deal ‘hypocrisy’

Olivia Barber
8 May, 2025

Indian officials say the Tory leader signed off on the tax exemption when she was trade secretary.

Child poverty in the UK
News

Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 May, 2025

Trussell is calling for an “essentials guarantee” to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating.

Farming
Opinion

Why British Farming needs a YIMBY revolution

Chris Worrall
15 April, 2025

Amid economic uncertainty we should be doubling down on domestic production, especially in farming.

Right-Wing Media Watch – Millionaires flee London – Brexit who?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
13 April, 2025

While more balanced reporting noted the key drivers, Brexit, economic instability, the weak pound, a sluggish post-2008 recovery, and tax changes under Tory and Labour governments, the right-wing press chose a different path.

Donald Trump
News

Half of Brits back retaliation as Trump’s tariffs strain US-UK relations

Olivia Barber
8 April, 2025

67% of the public are worried about the Trump tariffs worsening the cost-of-living and stifling UK economic growth

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