Capital Consolidates, Labour Adjusts: Reading the Union Budget
This shift is inseparable from the government’s political consolidation. Success in recent state elections has reduced the immediate need for...
Labour
Sadiq Khan calls on Reeves to bring ‘authentic’ Labour budget that boosts green investment | Climate crisis
Keir Starmer’s government has shown a lack of confidence that it has the answers to the country’s problems, the mayor...
The long-awaited Labour budget needs to show the party knows what to do with power | Larry Elliott
The long wait is almost over. On Wednesday, for the first time in more than 14 years, a Labour chancellor...
Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation | Water industry
Labour used “economically illiterate” analysis paid for by water companies in order to argue against the nationalisation of the sector...
Reeves could change fiscal rules to allow more capital spending, say sources | Labour conference 2024
Rachel Reeves is considering changing how the government’s fiscal rules are calculated to allow billions of pounds more in capital...
Business leaders raise concerns over flagship Labour investment summit | Economics
Business leaders have warned that the government’s plans for a major global investment summit are in danger of falling flat,...
