Budget
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Barney Macintyre
Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Jasper Reid
After the budget, pubs face fast food threat
Sat 13 Dec 2025
William Keegan
Betting on fiscal drag won’t help the chancellor balance the economy
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Iona Bain
Family trusts to protect your legacy may not be safe
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Simon Finkelstein
Don’t blame the OBR for the failures of politicians
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Rachel Sylvester
‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Matthew Bishop
The CBI comes in from the cold
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Ben Zaranko
The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Matthew Bishop
The budget is a political mess but with an economic silver lining
Sun 30 Nov 2025
The Observer leader
The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Will Hutton
UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Rachel Sylvester
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Sam Freedman
Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Emma Haslett
High-end property market enjoys post-budget boost
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Tim Leunig
Reeves’s budget is from deep within Labour’s DNA
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Rachel Reeves timid budget
31 mins • S1, E291
The Observer leader
Better than forecast
Thu 27 Nov 2025
