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The Observer Leader
The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Ben Zaranko
The great UK unemployment debate
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Will Hutton
Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Louise Hellem
The UK labour market isn’t working and squeezing businesses won’t help either
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Will Hutton
Reeves v the OBR: what really happened
Sat 17 Jan 2026
William Keegan
The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Will Hutton
Britain’s homes will no longer be one-way gambling chips
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Barney Macintyre
Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover
Sun 14 Dec 2025
William Keegan
Betting on fiscal drag won’t help the chancellor balance the economy
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon
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Rachel Sylvester
‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading
Mon 1 Dec 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
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
Lucien Young
People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out
Sat 29 Nov 2025
The Observer leader
Better than forecast
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Rachel Reeves wants to bring the cost of living down
7 mins • S1, E1243
Will Hutton
A tame budget with a sting in its tail
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Philip Collins
The chancellor’s speech, decoded
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Giles Whittell
Rachel Reeves is in a double bind
Wed 26 Nov 2025
William Keegan
‘Reset’ with the EU looks more like ‘upset’ as Brexit damage mounts
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Ben Zaranko
Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves
Sat 22 Nov 2025
Will Hutton
It’s time for the Treasury to take back control
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Catherine Neilan
Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Sir Richard Lambert
Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities
Thu 13 Nov 2025
William Keegan
Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Will Hutton
To combat rising prices, the government’s only option is to take on the cost itself
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
The chancellor is stuck between a rock and a hard place
Sun 2 Nov 2025
Will Hutton
Debt strategy will be the core of Reeves’s ‘aggressive’ budget
Sun 2 Nov 2025
Cormac Kehoe
Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics
Fri 31 Oct 2025
Will Hutton
Why a fall in productivity could be the straw that breaks the economy’s back
Thu 30 Oct 2025
William Keegan
The chancellor has finally got the Brexit message, but only part of it
Sun 26 Oct 2025
Will Hutton
Reeves sets her sight on a European Silicon Valley
Sun 26 Oct 2025
Will Hutton
A Labour strategy that could make the revenue numbers add up
Sun 19 Oct 2025
Marine Saint
Entain boss says gambling tax rises will ‘protect no one’
Tue 14 Oct 2025
William Keegan
Reeves must do ‘whatever it takes’ to heal the UK economy
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Ben Zaranko
In Britain’s ‘hedgehog economy’, growth is wild, spiky – and fragile
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Tim Leunig
Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Rachel Sylvester
The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands
Mon 29 Sept 2025
Ben Zaranko
Remember, remember Liz Truss this November
Wed 24 Sept 2025
Tim Leunig
How Rachel Reeves can raise tax while freeing up growth
Wed 3 Sept 2025
Emma Haslett
Reeves feels the pinch as bond yields squeeze spending room
Sun 31 Aug 2025
Matthew Bishop
Reeves needs to call time on dodgy stats
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Will Hutton
Britain’s right wing just twists and shouts
Sun 17 Aug 2025
William Keegan
‘A chancellor can change her mind on fiscal rules’
Sun 17 Aug 2025
Ian Fraser
Chancellor could learn from new play’s about banking’s demise
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Matthew Bishop
‘Quiet luxury’ land tax on the wealthy could fund levelling up
Mon 4 Aug 2025
William Keegan
Why Reeves would do best to bank on Bailey
Sun 3 Aug 2025
William Keegan
Why Reeves would do best to bank on Bailey
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Catherine Neilan
Reeves is missing the key people to find the missing billions
Fri 25 Jul 2025
William Keegan
Reeves’s taxing problems can be fixed by a customs union
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Will Hutton
Labour must exploit the advantage of power – or lose it
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Catherine Neilan
Where can Rachel Reeves raise tax?
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Barney Macintyre
Wobbly growth, troubled trade and rising debt: UK plc is in a fix
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Barney Macintyre
Statistics crisis leaves Bank and chancellor flying blind
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves’ tears: a key image that defines this moment
Sun 6 Jul 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
If Labour lacks a compelling story, Starmer is to blame
Sun 6 Jul 2025
Philip Collins
It’s a crying shame for the chancellor
Thu 3 Jul 2025
Will Hutton
The only way out for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves is to show sheer audacity
Thu 3 Jul 2025
Chris Riddell
The Chris Riddell cartoon: capital spending jam
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Catherine Neilan
Rachel Reeves says she’s ending austerity. People may not notice
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
The chancellor has plenty of pledges. Now to balance the books
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Philip Collins
Could a powerful chancellor rewire the Treasury brain?
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves: I did well at school but I’m here for the girls who didn’t
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Rachel Sylvester
Surprise extra £4.5bn for schools as Reeves goes to wire on Cabinet cash
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Andrew Rawnsley: the chancellor's lean spending review
Sun 1 Jun 2025
Chris Riddell
The Chris Riddell cartoon: Tweedle Reeves, Tweedle Rayner
Sun 25 May 2025
Will Hutton
Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'
Sun 27 Apr 2025
