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The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon

36 mins • S1, E292

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon
Rachel Sylvester
‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading
Ben Zaranko
The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends
Andrew Rawnsley
What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer

Sun 30 Nov 2025

What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer
The Observer leader
The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury
Will Hutton
UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help

Sun 30 Nov 2025

UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help
Rachel Sylvester
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget
Lucien Young
People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out

Sat 29 Nov 2025

People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out
The Observer leader
Better than forecast

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Better than forecast
Rachel Reeves wants to bring the cost of living down

7 mins • S1, E1243

Rachel Reeves wants to bring the cost of living down
Will Hutton
A tame budget with a sting in its tail

Wed 26 Nov 2025

A tame budget with a sting in its tail
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
Philip Collins
The chancellor’s speech, decoded

Wed 26 Nov 2025

The chancellor’s speech, decoded
Giles Whittell
Rachel Reeves is in a double bind

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves is in a double bind
William Keegan
‘Reset’ with the EU looks more like ‘upset’ as Brexit damage mounts

Sun 23 Nov 2025

‘Reset’ with the EU looks more like ‘upset’ as Brexit damage mounts
Ben Zaranko
Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves
Will Hutton
It’s time for the Treasury to take back control

Sun 16 Nov 2025

It’s time for the Treasury to take back control
Catherine Neilan
Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve
Sir Richard Lambert
Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities
William Keegan
Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’
Will Hutton
To combat rising prices, the government’s only option is to take on the cost itself

Sun 9 Nov 2025

To combat rising prices, the government’s only option is to take on the cost itself
Andrew Rawnsley
The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves

Tue 4 Nov 2025

The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves
Andrew Rawnsley
The chancellor is stuck between a rock and a hard place

Sun 2 Nov 2025

The chancellor is stuck between a rock and a hard place
Will Hutton
Debt strategy will be the core of Reeves’s ‘aggressive’ budget

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Debt strategy will be the core of Reeves’s ‘aggressive’ budget
Cormac Kehoe
Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics
Will Hutton
Why a fall in productivity could be the straw that breaks the economy’s back

Thu 30 Oct 2025

Why a fall in productivity could be the straw that breaks the economy’s back
William Keegan
The chancellor has finally got the Brexit message, but only part of it

Sun 26 Oct 2025

The chancellor has finally got the Brexit message, but only part of it
Will Hutton
Reeves sets her sight on a European Silicon Valley

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Reeves sets her sight on a European Silicon Valley
Will Hutton
A Labour strategy that could make the revenue numbers add up

Sun 19 Oct 2025

A Labour strategy that could make the revenue numbers add up
Marine Saint
Entain boss says gambling tax rises will ‘protect no one’

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Entain boss says gambling tax rises will ‘protect no one’
William Keegan
Reeves must do ‘whatever it takes’ to heal the UK economy

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Reeves must do ‘whatever it takes’ to heal the UK economy
Ben Zaranko
In Britain’s ‘hedgehog economy’, growth is wild, spiky – and fragile

Wed 8 Oct 2025

In Britain’s ‘hedgehog economy’, growth is wild, spiky – and fragile
Tim Leunig
Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink

Mon 6 Oct 2025

Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink
Rachel Sylvester
The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands

Mon 29 Sept 2025

The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands
Ben Zaranko
Remember, remember Liz Truss this November

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Remember, remember Liz Truss this November
Tim Leunig
How Rachel Reeves can raise tax while freeing up growth

Wed 3 Sept 2025

How Rachel Reeves can raise tax while freeing up growth
Emma Haslett
Reeves feels the pinch as bond yields squeeze spending room

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Reeves feels the pinch as bond yields squeeze spending room

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