Could ideas from Victorian times help solve pressing problems like climate change or factory sweatshops? We’ve found the early adopters who think they can.
The Conservative Party “will always protect public services”, the chancellor insisted as he announced his ambition to cut civil service numbers back to their pre-pandemic level.
Liz Truss has criticised the role of institutions and blamed the “anti-growth coalition” for failing to implement her tax-cutting agenda during her short stint as prime minister last year.
A growing share of income coming from wealth and property is set to widen inequality between households and hurt social mobility, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
Interest rates are set to stay higher for longer, the Bank of England has said as it announced another hike in its base rate – this time from 5% to 5.25%.
The coming years will be defined more by politics than the economy, despite inflation and the cost-of-living crisis dominating the agenda right now, Public Finance Live heard.
Persistent inflation has led to the Bank of England raising its bank rate for the twelfth time in a row, but commentators have warned that the economy could suffer as a result.
Lower-than-expected spending on energy support and the government’s near-total abandonment of last year’s ‘mini-budget’ have led ratings agency S&P Global to revise up its outlook for the UK.
The government must do more to support the most vulnerable families through the cost-of-living crisis as food prices continue to rise, experts have said.
High inflation and reliance on imported energy mean the UK is set for the slowest GDP growth among large developed countries, the International Monetary Fund has said.
The Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates at an eleventh consecutive Monetary Policy Committee meeting shows it is less focused on financial stability risks than fighting inflation at...
The exodus of working-age people from their jobs since Covid-19 could be halted if the government takes action on pensions, childcare and widespread ill-health, but those who have already retired are...
As the government lurched through prime ministers, Carl Emmerson of the IFS was among those warning of trouble ahead. He tells PF how making things better could start now.
