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Sharon Graham says Keir Starmer should be ‘brave’ in presenting a vision for change
Irresponsible, eccentric and regressive, the new government’s economic strategy will pile up debt and worsen inequality
Risk of further falls in sterling as fund managers asked to soak up billions more in public debt
Local Conservatives back plans but mini-Budget triggers wider scepticism around northern town
Kwarteng axes top rate of income tax and reduces basic rate but gilt yields surge on government borrowing fears
New chancellor tells the FT it is vital to reset fiscal policy and start cutting taxes
Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal statement has set the economy on a hazardous path
Plunge in pound and surge in borrowing costs show investors are balking at footing bill for UK government plans
The chancellor’s largesse raises large questions about debt sustainability
Ending the cap was the first concrete sign of a promised deregulatory agenda
Treasury counting on debt-financed tax cuts and energy subsidies not pushing up inflation and driving down pound
How the chancellor took a gigantic political gamble this week when he announced a £45bn tax-cutting package
The stage is now set for a head-on battle between the Treasury and the Bank of England
The government is following the playbook of the 1980s’ Thatcher and Reagan administrations
Reintroduction of tax policy abolished in 2021 is hailed as ‘significant win’ for companies
The chancellor surprised many by scrapping the additional rate of income tax
Rising construction materials prices could hit chancellor’s ability to deliver on pledges, say experts
New chancellor turns his back on the Johnson years with tax cuts and borrowing
Borrowing costs soar and equities sink as traders fret over government’s fiscal responsibility
But even big giveaways will not save the wealthy from inflation
Boosting the UK’s ailing business investment will require a sense of stability and certainty as much as anything else
Climate campaigners welcome Tory policy U-turn that will ease planning restrictions
Measures will do little to insulate purchasers from the effects of rising interest rates, warn analysts
Chancellor says pay offers would have to be voted on by employees for work stoppages to be valid
Businesses face a battle to survive this winter, industry bodies warn
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