Daily email As the economic situation deteriorates, Keir Starmer’s Labour faces a choice The Bank of England lifted interest rates from 2.25% to 3% yesterday, the biggest jump since 1989. The… Elliot Chappell 4th November, 2022, 9:59 am
News Reeves demands Sunak “face up” to mistakes as Bank warns of recession Rachel Reeves has demanded that Rishi Sunak “face up to his mistakes” that have led to a “vicious… Katie Neame 3rd November, 2022, 12:46 pm
News Interest rates hike “further proof” Tories lost control of economy, Reeves says Rachel Reeves has declared that the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates for a sixth time… Katie Neame 4th August, 2022, 12:40 pm
Comment The boom years model of growth was morally and practically bankrupt In a context in which we have been long told that “we are all in it together”, to ask… Colin Hay 17th October, 2017, 4:00 pm
Comment The evidence makes a mockery of Tory claims – we all know there is something deeply wrong with Britain’s economy Next week, we will get our first real look at what type of chancellor Philip Hammond is likely… Alfie Stirling 17th November, 2016, 12:30 pm
Comment Could this be McDonnell’s next big moment? Brexit vacuum and rising bond yields pile pressure on Hammond In the run up to the 2010 general election, George Osborne predicted that the markets would turn on… Dan McCurry 18th October, 2016, 12:58 pm
Comment McDonnell should not forget People’s Quantitative Easing John McDonnell proposed People’s Quantitative Easing shortly after Jeremy Corbyn was made leader of the Labour Party. It… Dan McCurry 9th March, 2016, 4:05 pm
News Boris’ economic advisor wants to hike interest rates to 6% Gerard Lyons, the Chief Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson, has today said that interest rates should be… 17th July, 2014, 6:30 pm
News Tory Minister: Tory government nearly killed my family business – so I became a Tory LabourList favourite, Limo fan, photography buff and sleepyhead Matt Hancock gave an interesting speech today, in which he said:… 27th March, 2013, 5:22 pm