Revealed: Who the public still trust on the economy
Labour have highlighted the need for tough choices
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Labour’s Darren Jones takes Tory MP apart on Question Time panel for wrecking the economy
“Did Labour want that inheritance? Absolutely not.”
The budget has missed an opportunity to create a fairer tax system, reduce inequalities and boost people’s purchasing power
The government will need to abandon Tory economic policies, redistribute income and wealth, eradicate poverty, strengthen worker rights, and take essential services in public ownership.
Chart shows how poorest households gain most, while wealthiest pay most after Labour’s budget
With economists and analysts still digesting Labour’s first budget in 14 years, one thing is becoming increasingly clear, those on lower incomes stand to benefit the most while the wealthiest households will pay the most. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set outtest
How trade unions responded to the budget
“Today’s budget is a vital first step towards the growth, jobs and living standards working people desperately need.”
5 key takeaways from Labour’s first budget in 14 years
Chancellor Rachel Reeves laid out her plans to rebuild Britain once more, as she set out Labour’s policies to repair public services, help those struggling to make ends meet and repair the economy.
IPPR: Why Labour’s first budget in 14 years gives us cause for hope
‘We must celebrate the wins when they come, but the case for bold ambition on areas such as fair taxation and the green transition must be made and remade throughout the course of this parliament.’
Budget 2024: Here’s how Rachel Reeves could re-build our economy, rescue public services and deliver the green transition
Adrian Ramsay explains what the Green Party would put forward in this year’s budget
The Chancellor must use the budget to abandon neoliberal policies
Chancellors come and go but the crisis has deepened because they have all become slaves to neoliberal dogmas
New Economics Foundation: Here’s what Rachel Reeves needs to do in the budget to fix our economy
The chancellor has a unique opportunity to set the country on a course toward greater resilience, better living standards and ecological sustainability. Here’s what we hope she will address next week.