Watch: Reeves fights back against critics ‘talking rubbish’ Video It’s not just Angela Rayner who finds herself on the defensive; Rachel Reeves has come out fighting – claiming many of her critics are talking rubbish. Who could she be talking about? Imagine returning from your summer break to find that your boss has poached your deputy and hired a brace of advisers to advise [...]
Reeves’ impossible mission to save the public finances – in four charts Economics Government borrowing spiked in April, according to official data, in a stark illustration of the difficult fiscal tightrope that the Chancellor Reeves is walking. The £20.2bn in monthly borrowing was steeper than economists’ prediction of £18bn. So, Reeves might have shivered when she heard Keir Starmer tell the House of Commons winter fuel payments would [...]
Long-time IFS director Paul Johnson to step down Economics Johnson, who became Director of the IFS in January 2011, will take up the role of Provost of Queen's College, Oxford.