Kate Andrews

The ‘Green Budget’ could leave Rachel Reeves red-faced

10 October 2024 6:20 pm

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published its yearly Green Budget, weeks ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first fiscal event. It’s…

Is Labour about to go on a borrowing spree?

10 October 2024 12:48 am

At Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Rishi Sunak took a technical turn. Why is Rachel Reeves considering changing the fiscal…

Is Labour’s first Budget coming unstuck?

8 October 2024 7:05 pm

During the general election campaign, Labour played a cautious game on tax: the party was careful not to share its…

Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?

8 October 2024 3:07 am

Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was largely a love-in. But when you have been actively…

Did Kemi Badenoch really call maternity pay ‘excessive’?

30 September 2024 1:04 am

Did Kemi Badenoch just say that maternity pay in the UK is ‘excessive’? That’s the claim kicking off the first…

Britain is growing. Can Rachel Reeves start spending?

25 September 2024 9:31 pm

The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook report has landed this morning and its forecast for the UK has been revised significantly…

Why has Rachel Reeves suddenly become cheery?

23 September 2024 8:15 pm

Can Rachel Reeves inject some optimism into the debate around Britain’s economy? That seems to be her ambition today, as…

Britain is spending beyond its means

20 September 2024 9:50 pm

This morning marks a milestone – but it’s nothing to celebrate. Public sector net debt as a percentage of the…

Was the Bank of England wrong not to cut interest rates?

19 September 2024 11:04 pm

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5 per cent. This was the expected outcome of the Monetary Policy…

Labour’s economic doom and gloom doesn’t match reality

18 September 2024 7:44 pm

Inflation was 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to August, unchanged from the month before, today’s update from the…

The junior doctors’ pay deal won’t stop them striking

17 September 2024 11:58 pm

After 22 months of on-and-off strikes, junior doctors have voted to accept the government’s offer of a 22.3 per cent…

This report is a damning indictment of the NHS

12 September 2024 8:37 pm

Lord Darzi had only nine weeks to conduct his investigation into and assessment of the National Health Service. But this…

In praise of Halloween food

12 September 2024 8:00 pm

If you’re hesitant to ask someone if they are American or Canadian — the latter are often offended to be…

Britain’s GDP has stagnated – again

11 September 2024 8:46 pm

There was no economic growth in July, according to the Office for National Statistics. The latest GDP figures show that…

Donald Trump was his own worst enemy in this debate

11 September 2024 4:32 pm

‘So I think you’ve heard tonight two very different visions for our country,’ Vice President Kamala Harris insisted in her…

Can Labour get young people back to work?

10 September 2024 9:25 pm

The UK still looks set to get another interest rate cut (or two) by the end of the year, but…

Expanding the sugar tax won’t save any lives

6 September 2024 11:47 pm

Labour may not have been forthcoming about most of their tax and spend plans during the election. But on one…

Can you spot an ‘extreme misogynist’?

24 August 2024 9:00 am

Can you tell the difference between an extreme misogynist and a moderate misogynist? Hating women has always seemed, to me…

Britain’s growing GDP is good and bad news for Labour

15 August 2024 7:34 pm

The UK economy flatlined in June, as uncertainty over the general election and industrial action took their toll on economic…

Why has the inflation rate gone up again?

14 August 2024 7:07 pm

The inflation rate rose to 2.2 per cent in July, slightly up from the Bank of England’s target of 2…

The problem with Labour’s mini-Budget blame game

8 August 2024 1:44 am

Liz Truss continues to do a lot of heavy lifting for the Labour party. The former prime minister’s mini-Budget featured…

Does Tim Walz really moderate the Kamala Harris ticket?

7 August 2024 2:05 am

Since Kamala Harris moved to the top of the Democratic ticket, it’s been assumed she would use her boss Joe…

Wall Street must brace itself for more shocks

7 August 2024 12:56 am

The Chancellor has kicked off her investment tour under rather difficult circumstances. While Rachel Reeves spends the next three days…

Who’ll be blamed for Rachel Reeves’s tax hikes?

3 August 2024 9:00 am

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt entered Downing Street with one mission: to clean up the public finances after Liz Truss’s…

The Bank of England finally cuts interest rates

1 August 2024 11:32 pm

The Bank of England has just announced a rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5.25…