Summer has never truly arrived in Britain until we can enjoy those great traditional events of the season: Wimbledon, a major cricket test series, and an emergency post-election budget from George Osborne…
No wonder the Tories can’t look poor people in the eye.
EPA/Andy Rain
Eunice Goes, Richmond American International University
The upcoming emergency budget will offer the chancellor of exchequer, George Osborne, an opportunity to set up his stall as an unofficial candidate to the leadership of the Conservative Party. No other…
A Greek default and exit from the eurozone might cost the UK the odd billion here and there, but the real risks are in a nervous banking sector and the devastating potential of Brexit.
The stricken bank offered a chance to remodel how we think about banking in Britain. Instead it should now provide a focus for anti-austerity protests.
It’s 25 years since the abolition of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Its passing marked a turning point: local control over education in Britain has never been the same again. Now plans led…
Since the heady talk of a “march of the makers” in 2011, UK industrial policy has been patchy at best. No wonder the trade deficit is at its widest ever.
You are now entering the Democratic People’s Republic of Manchester.
Tim Green
A cabinet reshuffle has reflected the standing of the Chancellor after a successful campaign. The hope will be that the flexibility that got him here continues.
Calling the shots? Markets take stock.
Andy Rain/EPA
Markets were always likely to prefer a Conservative majority to any other result, but they might need some policies diluted for the gains to be sustained.
I don’t need to look where I’m going. It’s all in the plan.
Peter Nicholls/PA