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The book is out! 🥳 Can you run the economy and lead your party to glory at the next general election? Only one way to find out! tinyurl.com/y22pn6tc ‘A political and economic handbook for our age’ — Mishal Husain ‘A must-read’ @jeremyhuntmp.bsky.social ‘I loved it’ @timharford.ft.com
Delighted to announce my first book will be published on Sept. 18 with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. It’s an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure dive into British politics and economics. You can pre-order it here! amzn.eu/d/3idrD4o
Scoop w/ @alexwickham.bsky.social The UK is drawing up plans for a new investor visa targeted at strategic industries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Mulls New Investor Visa Targeting Key Strategic Industries
The UK is drawing up plans for a special visa for foreigners who invest significant sums in Britain, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to blunt the economic blow from recent tax hikes ...
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Reeves tells ministers to find savings in tight spending review Says she expects departments to stop spending on areas that don’t contribute to the govt’s main priorities Means a tricky 6 months to June, after big Cabinet row in October Via @joemayes.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reeves Tells Ministers to Find Savings in Tight Spending Review
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has told ministers to seek savings in their departmental budgets, as Keir Starmer’s government grapples with tough choices on public spending against the b...
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Interesting how explicit Reeves is on how Brexit has hurt UK-EU trade - Says trade intensity to fall 15% over long-run - Points out UK-EU goods exports not recovered to above 2018 levels But no detail on what she'll do to fix it... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reeves Vows UK Will be ‘Ambitious’ in Deepening Ties With EU
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the UK would make a bigger push to deepen its economic ties with the European Union, as Keir Starmer’s new Labour government seeks a reset in relations w...
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NEW: Bloomberg Saturday read Keir Starmer has triggered alarm across Labour over his poor performance in his first 5 months as PM, after Thursday’s reset speech flopped His party wants bolder policies, a clearer purpose and much sharper messaging www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Starmer Triggers Labour Alarm After Early Reset Bid Falls Flat
Keir Starmer is facing calls from across his Labour Party for bolder policies and sharper messaging to reconnect with voters, after a major speech aimed at rebooting his stuttering UK premiership flop...
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Before the election, Labour said: 'Our ambition is to have the highest growth in the G7 over consecutive years *by the end of the parliament*.' Starmer's growth milestone today doesn't mention the same timeframe. Does that mean growth target watered down? Seeking clarity...
New: More than half of UK businesses plan to increase prices and cut jobs in response to the budget's hike in national insurance, according to a BOE survey @tomreesjournalist.bsky.social @philaldrick.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Over Half of UK Firms to Raise Prices After £26 Billion Tax Hike
More than half of UK businesses plan to increase prices and cut jobs in response to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ £26 billion ($33 billion) hike in employer payroll taxes, threatening to ...
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Economists expect the OBR to say Rachel Reeves is breaking her own fiscal rules in the spring That means she risks having to fill a fiscal shortfall that could pose a bond market test tougher than budget Via @joemayes.bsky.social @philaldrick.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reeves Risks Fiscal Rule Breach, Bond Market Test in Spring
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves risks having to fill a fiscal shortfall early next year, running the gauntlet of skittish bond markets in a test potentially tougher than at her first UK budg...
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