All chancellors are adept at giving with one hand and taking with another. Rachel Reeves is no exception. In last week’s Budget, she handed small businesses in England a seemingly attractive cut in th

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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

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

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

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves unveiled her plans for the nation’s finances in the Autumn Budget in late November. While it’s easy to switch off from all the Whitehall drama – and after the last few years,