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The town just so happens to be right next to the chancellor’s constituency.
The plan is to achieve growth and level up without while sharply cutting the deficit.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
Protecting jobs that will be lost anyway is money that could be spent on building the green economy.
Rate rises appear to be coming back into fashion amid speculation that Rishi Sunak and the Biden administration are changing tack.
Overseas aid doesn’t just help developing countries, Britain also benefits hugely.
Before the prospect of a vaccine, the UK was looking at a doubling of unemployment. Things look rosier now.
What Boris Johnson needs to learn from the Manchester funding debacle.
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.
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.
At a time when so many are struggling, cutting stamp duty and helping the well off might seem like a strange move.
More funding is needed to help those furthest from work.
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.
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.
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.
Initially spoken of as a puppet chancellor, the newcomer seems to be coming out better from this crisis than other ministers.
Let’s stay united in the face of this threat.
Governments are planning a fiscal expansion worth 10% of GDP. Here’s a way of making it more effective.
Major crises all necessitate massive state intervention.
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