HMRC’s phone fiasco shows the problem with the “self-serve” state
Government efficiency savings won’t be as easy as Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves think.
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The ugly truth about Russia’s missing money
Western democracies are giving Vladimir Putin so much cash that he’s having to hide it.
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Jeremy Hunt is right about the economy – but he can’t fix it
The Conservatives have realised too late that changing how Britain raises private investment is a good idea.
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The batsh*t economics of the Rwanda plan
One year’s deportation bill could cost considerably more than the UK spends on its entire prison system.
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The QE theory of everything
How the $30 trillion quantitative easing experiment reshaped our world – from Brexit to the dominance of Big Tech.
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This isn’t a “mild” recession
The headline GDP figures mask a 15-year living standards disaster for Britons.
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The truth about Sleepy Joe
Bidenomics is working far better than our government’s lack of an economic plan.
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Bankers’ bonuses are good for the economy
The cap, which Rachel Reeves has said she won’t reinstate, doesn’t make a huge difference to the economy.
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