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Global chief economist at Kroll will join the MPC as an external member on a three-year term from 5 JulyThe Treasury has appointed a financial markets expert to the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, replacing the interest rate-setting panel’…
Government has aggressively pursued sanctions despite its own 2020 report showing they are ineffective at getting people into jobsBenefit sanctions slow down claimants’ progress into work and are likely to force them into taking lower-paying jobs that …
Former chancellor fundamentally changed the UK economy during his six-year stint at the Treasury, and not much has changed since thenNigel Lawson: former Conservative chancellor dies, aged 91Enoch Powell famously said all political careers end in failu…
Recent banking turmoil fuels decision to delay offloading portions of its remaining 41% stakeA plan to whittle down the government’s stake in NatWest has been extended by another two years, after weeks of banking turmoil that hit the lender’s shares an…
Hailed by Tory MPs as a Brexit benefit, CPTPP membership actually turns the UK into a willing pawn in Washington’s geopolitical gameTory MPs hailed the UK’s entry last week into the Indo-Pacific trading bloc as a major step on the road to re-establishi…
Comments threaten to worsen already tense relationship between senior ministers and civil servantsPolitics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has cast doubt on her department’s projections for how much the Asia-Pacific trade deal the UK government has …
National Audit Office urges ministers to learn lessons of losses in England resulting from fraud and errorJust 1% of the estimated £1.1bn lost from the government’s Covid business support programme in England as a result of fraud and error has been rec…
Resolution Foundation analysis suggests UK lagging behind similar economies such as GermanyWorkers in the UK are £11,000 worse off a year after 15 years of “almost completely unprecedented” wage stagnation that signals a failure of recent economic poli…
Exclusive: David Blanchflower urges rethink after collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and lifeline thrown to Credit SuisseThe Bank of England should slash interest rates and stop selling government bonds in the wake of the turmoil in the banking sector, a …
Labour says chancellor had time to draw up more targeted changes rather than including wealthiest saversJeremy Hunt previously backed Labour’s idea of giving a pensions tax break only to NHS staff, despite ruling out such a move in this week’s budget b…