Starmer narrowly avoids recession – but alarms are going off everywhere
Britain escaped recession by the skin of its teeth in the dying months of 2024, as the economy eked out growth of 0.1pc in ...
The next British boom could be in the offing – if Starmer abandons net zero
January, as the full impact of Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising October Budget began to hit home, consumer and business sentiment ...
Rachel Reeves humiliated as living standards plunge under Labour after Budget catastrophe
Labour's mishandling of the economy and sky-high immigration has shrunk living standards, according to new data ...
Opinion
Can Rachel Reeves survive questions over her expenses and CV?
If the PM were to sack the chancellor, it would look just as bad for him as it would for her, writes Sean O’Grady. After all, none of her policies would have made the final cut without his approval ...
Reeves has escaped recession by the skin of her teeth but this is no day for celebrating… she faces toxic choices
RACHEL Reeves has escaped a recession by the skin of her teeth – but this is no day for celebration. Britain’s economy grew ...
Chancellor triggers drop in Britons’ living standards
British households are poorer than when Labour came to power, official figures show, as Rachel Reeves falls behind on her ...
The Economist6d
Is Sir Keir Starmer a chump?
S ir Keir Starmer KC is among the most successful British politicians of the past half-century. In just four years, Sir Keir ...
Keir Starmer’s Machiavellian Fixer Walks a Fine Line
Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...
Will Keir Starmer have to choose between the EU and the US?
Starmer's 'reset' with the EU will focus on 'defence for trade' but an 'EU-hating' president in the White House could cause ...