The Chancellors' focus on tax cuts in the 2024 Budget leave the UK economy's major challenges largely untouched. Low growth and the urgent need to move ...more
Tax cuts during a pre-election Budget make party-political sense. They ensure some electoral support and create constraints that a new government will find hard to ...more
The head of the British army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, recently raised concerns over poor recruitment in the military. But as Jonathan Parry and Christina ...more
Calls for the Speaker of the House, Lindsay Hoyle, to resign reveal a deeper, structural problem with the representation of smaller parties in the Commons. ...more
Inflation may be down, but its underlying causes haven’t gone away. Charles Goodhart argues that an ageing population with more care needs, coupled with the ...more
Labour’s plans for putting into law the right to equal pay for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) workers largely focuses on reporting pay discrepancies ...more
Current welfare rules force those on benefits to take up any job that's available, with no consideration of its financial viability, future prospects, or suitability ...more
Parliamentary committees and meetings are a big part of how MPs socialise with their colleagues. The social networks that they develop as a result shape ...more
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