Former shadow chancellor john mcdonnell: ‘i’m worried about excess deaths under labour’

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

Taxes are up – a lot: another £26bn a year by 2029, drawing millions more into higher tax bands. That’s almost as big as the £32bn raised in last autumn’s Budget, with its job-destroying increase on e

“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

“The difference between death and taxes is, death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” The American actor and commentator Will Rogers didn’t have to wrestle with British Isas and pensions, bu

“Is Britain having a collective nervous breakdown?” asks Camilla Cavendish in the Financial Times. Almost two-thirds of voters think we are heading in the wrong direction, while our government has “go

The Budget: the main points The Chancellor majored on ...