Search results for ‘economy’
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How drugs are smuggled into UK prisons
The rehabilitation of offenders is one of the stated aims of His Majesty’s prison service.
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Is fall in inflation sign of economic turning point?
Is the fall in inflation a sign of the turning point in our economy which the government keeps talking about?
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Rishi Sunak faces leadership questions ahead of looming election
Rishi Sunak has insisted ‘All conservatives are united’ despite reports of rebellious MPs plotting to oust him to avoid general election disaster.
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The Political Fourcast: Did Tory budget steal Labour policies – and May election rumblings
Will we have a May General election? Will there be massive Conservative defeat in any Election that we do have this year? And what’s the economy got to do with it?
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Overall government tax policies since pandemic are ‘raising the tax burden’, says OBR Chairman
Richard Hughes is Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, which assesses the health of the UK’s economy and whose forecasts determine how much the Chancellor has to spend in the Budget.
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Exclusive: Survey of UK voters reveals three quarters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise
Exclusive new opinion polling from Channel 4 News and DeltaPoll reveals three quarters of voters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise, if it means safeguarding public services.
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Millions around the world mark Chinese Year of the Dragon
Millions around the world have been marking the Lunar New Year. In China, the Year of the Rabbit has officially given way to the Year of the Dragon. It’s supposed to be an auspicious year in the zodiac calendar – but the current performance of China’s economy is anything but, with falling export prices and a domestic property crisis.
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Do Labour’s arguments to scrap £28bn climate pledge stack up?
What should we make of Labour’s climate policy u-turn.
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Labour U-turn: Keir Starmer ditches £28 billion green policy
This week Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer denied he was scaling back the £28bn a year pledge he said was desperately needed, not least to get the economy growing again.
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FactCheck: Starmer claims ‘nobody feels better off than 14 years ago’
Most people have slightly more money in their pocket, according to the latest data.
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IFS says ‘tax cuts today add to risk of tax rises or spending cuts tomorrow’
It’s an election year – and inevitably perhaps the hint of tax cuts is in the air.
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FactCheck: what is the UK’s new inflation rate, why has it risen and how is it calculated?
Inflation has risen unexpectedly for the first time in almost a year. FactCheck takes a look.
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Argentina protests over Milei’s controversial economic policies
There’s been a second night of protests in Buenos Aires after Argentina’s new president announced an emergency decree to reform the country’s stricken economy.
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Candidates confirmed to succeed Mark Drakeford as the new First Minister of Wales
There will be just two candidates vying to take over the leadership of Welsh Labour and succeed Mark Drakeford as the new First Minister of Wales.
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FactCheck: what is a two state solution and do Israelis and Palestinians want one?
The UK and US have both expressed support for the idea.