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Fear of a Truss repeat should not deter Reeves from rewriting spending rules
Richard PartingtonLabour has enough goodwill with City to increase debt if the money is used for key infrastructure
Growing UK’s services-based economy was never going to be easy
Larry ElliottHigh interest rates are needed to reduce wage inflation but productivity improvements are harder to chisel out
Labour should scrap two-child benefit cap sooner rather than later
Larry ElliottFamilies cannot afford to wait until UK government says there is money to spare to make such a decision
Of the UK economy’s two possible endings, the happy one is more likely
Larry ElliottWill the credits roll as Starmer wins big in 2029 or will Reeves be boxed in by her own fiscal rules and leave the economy in a worse state?
Better economic news will not stop Tories from suffering their biggest ever defeat
Larry ElliottRachel Reeves will be the beneficiary of UK growth but faces a world still trying to shake off the 15-year Great Stagnation
Tories did not lay waste the economy, but the myth suits Labour’s campaign message
Larry ElliottWithout minimising the challenges faced by Starmer and Reeves, it is actually not a bad time to be arriving in office
After Rishi Sunak’s D-day disaster Labour need not worry about Tory tax claims
Larry Elliott‘Tax bombshell’ claims undid Labour in 1992 but the Tory ‘catalogue of chaos’ and now the PM’s ineptitude mean fears are misplaced
Immigration must be matched with investment in UK infrastructure to ease pressures
Larry ElliottNet migration has benefits but has done nothing to address downward trend in per capita GDP
No party has won five elections in a row, and Tories won’t be the first
Larry ElliottThe economy is growing again and inflation is only just above government’s 2% target, but it is all too little, too late
US approach to China’s rapid growth has lessons for us all
Larry ElliottProtectionism in the form of tariffs is justified but the focus will be on whether Beijing retaliates
Impact of pandemic on wellbeing of the young and the economy must not be trivialised
Larry ElliottMental health of young people is deteriorating, and shows up in employment data. More action is needed
If Tory hopes rest on the UK economy, they could go the way of the monasteries
Larry ElliottThree key economic indicators loom large but none offer great hope for the Conservatives’ survival
From welfare to warfare: Sunak’s spending shift imperils local services again
Richard PartingtonCouncil budgets look a likely target when the Tory government seeks to balance the books and pay for its promises
Most difficult global outlook since 1930s heralds end of US-led world order
Larry ElliottIMF has revised up growth forecasts but medium-term prospects remain poor as globalisation goes into reverse
At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty
Larry ElliottBrazilian president Lula’s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action
Can this ‘ethical capitalist’ solve the UK’s social housing crisis?
Richard PartingtonJulian Richer, a landlord himself, says markets have created only disaster and the nation must shift from its focus on ownership
Better moment for UK economy likely to come too late for Rishi Sunak
Richard PartingtonPrime minister has ruled out May election but households face high prices for sometime to come
Talk of a soft landing for the global economy is premature – many dark scenarios are lurking
Larry ElliottBig obstacles to rising living standards remain, from populism to protectionism, military conflict to the climate crisis, and China to Wall Street
Snake oil on steroids: the dishonesty at the heart of Jeremy Hunt’s budget
Richard PartingtonUnfunded pledges and election gimmicks – from Tories or Labour – are last thing Britain needs
Jeremy Hunt will try to talk a long game while scrambling to fund pre-election tax cuts
Larry ElliottThe chancellor should stress tax cuts are neither affordable nor a priority to UK voters
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