Let’s be honest, culture wars campaigns won’t win voters in a cost-of-living crisis October 19, 2023 Australians just showed us why campaigns based on culture war issues don't work, writes Matthew Lesh
With annual reports in the hundreds of pages, who has time to run a business? October 18, 2023 Financial reports for City firms now run into the hundreds of pages, creating an undue burden for businesses just trying to do their job, writes Patrick Spencer.
Without a recession, Bailey won’t wrest back control over inflation October 18, 2023 Andrew Bailey's hopes of bringing inflation back to the 2 per cent target will be wishful thinking without a recession, writes Paul Ormerod
If we ever manage to do it, breaking up the Treasury would be a breath of fresh air October 18, 2023 Treasury brain has become one of the ultimate insults of Whitehall, but slimming down the power of No11 has defeated almost every prime minister, writes Simon Neville
With no wiggle room to cut or raise taxes, it’s time to sweat the small stuff October 17, 2023 When you have no room to make sweeping cuts, every change to taxes becomes hyper-political - like VAT on private schools or inheritance tax, writes Tim Sarson.
Musk is right to envisage a SuperApp, but why would anyone trust him to do it? October 17, 2023 Elon Musk's vision for a Twitter SuperApp is very in vogue, but he has to convince people to give up Apple in favour of his product.
We can’t tax our way to net zero, but we can nudge Brits towards it October 17, 2023 Brits have pushed back against mass spending on net zero, but that doesn't mean minister should throw their arms up and give up on nudging them towards a green transition, writes Laura Hinton
Surging gas prices expose cost crisis for consumers this winter October 16, 2023 Gas prices have soared this week, with geopolitical volatility rattling spot markets - but the real concern should be bills not supply shortages.
Israel’s crisis is playing out live on our smartphones; we must not turn away October 16, 2023 Social media is a devastating conduit for the atrocities in Israel, but it allows us to face the worst of humanity.
Employers cannot ignore the war in Israel as it spills into the UK October 16, 2023 The effects of the crisis in Israel will have ramifications across the world, and employers have a responsibility not to ignore how it could impact their staff, writes Harry Abrams