The public is running out of patience with this Labour government Opinion People believe freezing income tax thresholds was an unfair breech of Labour’s manifesto and think Kemi Badenoch would make a better Prime Minister, according to new polling for City AM, writes Matthew Lesh The heist looked, for a moment, as though it might succeed. The Treasury had seeded rumours of a looming fiscal black hole [...]
Two thirds of Brits want tax-raising Reeves to resign Opinion The latest City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll will make difficult for the Chancellor, says Matthew Lesh Last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves played with fire. In what was officially titled a “scene setter” speech ahead of the Budget, she tried to soften the ground for tax rises. After committing to not come back for more after last [...]
Ouch! Starmer and Reeves now less popular than Donald Trump Politics Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are now less popular than Donald Trump in the eyes of British voters. According to the latest City AM/Freshwater survey, Donald Trump and his on-off acolyte Elon Musk are ferociously unpopular with the average UK citizen. More than 57 per cent of respondents told pollsters they had an unfavourable view [...]