The UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is reportedly weighing a shock rise to business tax in the budget.
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Rate rises appear to be coming back into fashion amid speculation that Rishi Sunak and the Biden administration are changing tack.
UK aid funds partnerships with schools in developing countries to build teachers’ skills and pupils’ understanding of global issues.
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Overseas aid doesn’t just help developing countries, Britain also benefits hugely.
Have we been saved from the worst unemployment levels since 2013?
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Before the prospect of a vaccine, the UK was looking at a doubling of unemployment. Things look rosier now.
Northern uproar.
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What Boris Johnson needs to learn from the Manchester funding debacle.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils his latest support package.
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The UK government has unveiled its latest package of support measures for businesses and employees, but it’s only part of what should be prioritised.
Sunak’s got a new jobs plan.
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The chancellor’s plan lacks both the broader reforms and vision needed to tackle the crisis. It also fails to offer any clear plan for recovery.
‘Pssst, wanna buy a house?’
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At a time when so many are struggling, cutting stamp duty and helping the well off might seem like a strange move.
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More funding is needed to help those furthest from work.
New measures.
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Boris Johnson says he wants to get on top of the UK’s productivity problem, but the job measures in the summer statement could take the country in the opposite direction.
Chancellor Sunak unveiling summer statement.
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Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds was understandably sceptical of Rishi Sunak’s claims to be “helping the poorest the most”, but Tories are moving in the right direction.
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The crisis could provide the perfect reason for the Conservatives to expand the state to appeal to their new voter base. But they might also head in the opposite direction.
Sunack and Johnson clap for the NHS, shortly before the latter’s Covid-19 diagnosis.
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Initially spoken of as a puppet chancellor, the newcomer seems to be coming out better from this crisis than other ministers.
British Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock (R) arrives with Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (L) at the Cabinet Office for an emergency Cobra meeting on the coronavirus.
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Let’s stay united in the face of this threat.
World overboard!
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Governments are planning a fiscal expansion worth 10% of GDP. Here’s a way of making it more effective.
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Major crises all necessitate massive state intervention.
Pounded.
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The British currency is showing the strain of the government’s rescue plan.
How much?
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The government’s “whatever it takes” promise to NHS is all very well, but UK healthcare is a long way from being ready to deal with a major outbreak.
New chancellor, Rishi Sunak delivers his first budget.
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11 mars 2020
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Craig Berry , Manchester Metropolitan University ; Gabriella Conti , UCL ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; John Weeks , SOAS, University of London ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Madeleine Gabriel , Nesta ; Ross Brown , University of St Andrews et W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
Rishi Sunak has delivered his first budget as UK chancellor and the Conservative Party’s first budget since winning the 2019 general election.
Budget #1.
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The new chancellor’s plans won’t look half as prudent if the economy tanks.
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The question is: how long will Rishi Sunak last?