France’s fiscal incontinence

“Suicidal or courageous?” Prime Minister François Bayrou’s shock ...

French president Emmanuel Macron has named Sébastien Lecornu as the country’s new prime minister. The former defence minister, who is a close ally of the embattled president, will become France’s fift

Speculation has reached fever pitch about the contents of the government’s forthcoming Autumn Budget. This follows the assessment of the highly respected NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Soci

Sovereign bond yields are ringing some alarm bells about the UK’s economic and fiscal outlook

The run up to the Budget in November has already been dominated by headlines about a “meltdown” in the bond market and a yawning “£50bn” black hole that will have to be filled by more tax increases. S

Starmer’s relaunch Controversy of the week “Delivery, ...