The consequences of the budget

The past week has been “pivotal” for this government, says Tim Shipman in The Spectator. It turns out that growth is not, as it claims, its “top priority”, nor is the cost of living or protecting “wor

What happened In a series of media briefings, the ...

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“Has Rachel Reeves taken leave of her senses?” asks Annabel Denham in The Telegraph. Within the space of a week the chancellor has “veered from glum warnings” about Britain’s “miserable fiscal predica

Tractor turmoil: a last-minute ban on agricultural vehicles ...