Labour Sentences British Farming to Death
A sea of tweed jackets and flat caps descended on Westminster this week to protest Labour’s new inheritance tax (IHT) policy....
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Abhay Venkitaraman
Nov 24 min read
The Government’s Bus Fare Cap Rise is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Beyond the minutiae of policy announcements and elaborate charts, Budgets represent much more. They provide an opportunity for...
Europinion
Oct 314 min read
2024 UK Budget: Major Tax Overhauls and Spending Boosts
In the first Labour budget for nearly fifteen years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined a £40 billion tax increase alongside significant...
Awadallah Abdalla
Oct 233 min read
Labour’s VAT on Private Schools: A Necessary Measure or the Politics of Envy?
On the 13th of June, Labour launched their manifesto. Alongside core pledges such as the launch of Great British Energy (GB Energy), was...
Dan Sillett
Oct 114 min read
Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
Charles Amos
Oct 103 min read
With the winter fuel allowance gone, Reeves should abolish free bus passes next
Ending the winter fuel allowance for pensioners has proved to be a very unpopular decision. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to have...
Andres De Miguel
Oct 83 min read
Plasters for Severed Legs: A Guide to Britain’s Political Economy
‘ Change ’ cried Starmer at his post-election acceptance speech, as the country tentatively awaited the new government’s solutions for an...
Omar Khram
Oct 54 min read
Keir Starmer Faces Winter Fuel Revolt Amid Donation Scandal as War Looms in the Middle East
Keir Starmer's leadership has seen turbulent ups and downs. As he continues to scapegoat economic criticisms on the failings of the...
Dan Sillett
Sep 274 min read
Starmer Butchers Labour Conference: The Self-Destructing Silly Sausage
Keir Starmer’s Labour are going to lose the next UK General Election in 2029. I’ve been saying this for weeks and nobody has listened....
Dan Sillett
Sep 104 min read
Winter Fuel Payment Cut: Labour Leaves Pensioners Out in the Cold
Labour have voted to cut winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners in Britain. For many, this is quite literally as severe as...
Omar Khram
Aug 253 min read
Labour's tax rise dilemma. Is it a cause for concern?
As the Chancellor's autumn budget approaches, there is growing anticipation surrounding the state of British infrastructure. The Guardian...
Danyal Usman
Aug 134 min read
Rebuilding ‘Jerusalem’
Clement Attlee’s post-war Labour government is rightly lauded for its radical zeal. Inheriting a Britain emotionally scarred by the...
Dan Sillett
Aug 24 min read
Labour's Wilting Rose: Austerity is Coming
There are three nailed on certainties in this world: death, taxes, and Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves making so-called “difficult...
Jack Rowlett
Jul 254 min read
Govern in the National Interest: Scrap the Two-Child Benefit Cap and Cut Pension Costs
If you listen to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, you'll hear that they lead a very serious government committed to duty, change, and the...
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