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Chancellor Rachel Reeves with the budget briefcase
Opinion

The government’s economic strategy is on the wrong track

Jon Trickett
4 April, 2025

Labour MP Jon Trickett urges Rachel Reeves to change course

A photo of Julia Davies, a member of Patriotic Millionaires UK
News

Patriotic Millionaires member perfectly sums up why a wealth tax would be fair

Olivia Barber
31 March, 2025

“No matter what the lobby groups who don’t want to tax wealth will tell us, it is not going to be a problem for wealthy people to pay that.”

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement
Opinion

Why austerity is a political choice not an economic necessity

Prem Sikka
28 March, 2025

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement is atest

Reeves
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Five key takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement

Basit Mahmood
26 March, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given her long-awaited Spring Statement to Parliament today, as she lays out her latest plans for the public finances. 1.Economy The Chancellor confirmed that the Office for Budget Responsibility has downgraded growth forecasts for 2025 fromtest

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Clive Lewis slams Tories’ 14 years in government as an ‘unmitigated disaster’

Olivia Barber
26 March, 2025

‘David Cameron, George Osborne, austerity, Brexit, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss. It was an unmitigated 14-year disaster.’

£10 notes pegged to a washing line
News

Majority of public say that the wealthy should pay more tax to fund public services, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
25 March, 2025

A majority of the public believe that the wealthy should pay more tax to fund public services, a new poll has found. The poll was carried out by Focaldata for the TUC, which found that 71% of the public believetest

Rachel Reeves holding the budget briefcase outside Number 11 Downing Street
Opinion

Prem Sikka: A boost in the minimum wage is welcome, but more must be done to improve people’s material conditions

Prem Sikka
21 March, 2025

‘Despite the increase, the minimum wage will still be comparatively low, and millions will live below the minimum acceptable standard of living.’

News

Spain’s socialist deputy PM urges Labour to press ahead with workers’ rights reforms

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
16 March, 2025

‘If you fall into the dialogue of the far-right, the far-right wins.’

Rachel Reeves holding the budget briefcase outside Number 11 Downing Street
Opinion

Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope

Prem Sikka
7 March, 2025

‘The government needs to recalibrate policies’

Rachel Reeves holding the budget briefcase outside Number 11 Downing Street
Opinion

Securonomics: Why Labour’s New Economic Model is Exactly What Britain Needs

Chris Worrall
3 March, 2025

If Britain is to regain its position as a world leader in innovation, industry, and growth, then it needs bold, intelligent economic thinking—not the tired slogans of economic nationalism.

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