Keir Starmer’s polling calamity
Politicians’ popularity only tends to go in one direction: down. John Major entered office in 1990 with a net satisfaction…
When will Rachel Reeves take responsibility for the economy?
Is Britain finally heading for growth? This week, the Treasury released its collection of short-term forecasts for the economy. The…
Why is the pound falling?
Is America about to enter a recession and take the world with it? Yesterday the pound was on track for…
Venn diagrams are the perfect tool for a politician
‘I just love Venn diagrams,’ Kamala Harris said in 2022. ‘It’s just something about those three circles, the analysis about…
Does Kamala Harris poll better against Donald Trump?
Kamala Harris seems overwhelmingly likely to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, having been given the blessing of both…
Is the great worker shortage finally coming to an end?
British workers have just experienced their highest pay rises for two years. With inflation remaining at the Bank of England’s…
Does Labour have the stomach to tackle welfare reform?
Regardless of who wins the election, taxes are going up. Spending plans from both Labour and the Tories suggest the…
The unbeatable glory of a doner kebab
Ionce shared a bed with a doner kebab. I’d hungrily joined a 3 a.m. queue for much needed post-pub sustenance,…
Why are important Covid documents not being released?
The most important stories from the Covid Inquiry are found in the written evidence and submitted statements. However, the Cabinet…
Brits won’t stop getting pay rises
Are interest rates still heading ‘downwards’ as the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said last week? Homeowners across the…
Humza Yousaf’s legacy in eight graphs
Humza Yousaf has announced his resignation as First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party. His time was short,…
Lockdown’s impact on children is only beginning
Children who started school in the early days of the pandemic will have worse exam results well into the next…
Worklessness hits eight-year high
Britain already has the worst post-pandemic workforce recovery in Europe. New figures out today show the problem is getting even…
Has the jobs market cooled enough to cut interest rates?
Is the Bank of England about to cut interest rates? Today’s labour market statistics might just give them the room…
Britain’s worklessness disaster
Whilst Jeremy Hunt’s cut to National Insurance may grab the headlines, the real story of today’s Budget was hidden in…
Too many people in Britain aren’t working
Britain’s worklessness crisis is getting worse. This morning the ONS released figures showing that 1.3 million are on unemployment. But…
Full extent of sick-note Britain revealed
We already know that Britain has a massive sick-note problem but we did not, until today, know just how large.…
Has Britain’s jobs market bounced back?
The jobs market has turned a corner. Vacancies have fallen again to 934,000, down 49,000 in the last three months…
There’s another dodgy data scandal brewing
The government is reeling from the Post Office Horizon scandal. ‘Lessons must be learnt’, goes the cry around Westminster. But…
Have we really lost hundreds of thousands of workers since Covid?
The jobs market appears to be slowing down, but can we trust the figures? Vacancies have fallen for the longest…
Net migration hits 672,000 – with 2022 figures revised up
Has migration to the UK peaked? Net migration in the year to June hit 672,000, down from 745,000 in 2022.…
Was Eat Out to Help Out really behind the second wave?
Did Eat Out to Help Out increase Covid? It’s a conclusion the inquiry and lockdown’s cheerleaders seem keen to push.…
Why was an erroneous graph used to justify the second lockdown?
Two stories are emerging from the Covid Inquiry: one that it wants to tell and one that it does not.…
