Which is the real party of business? June 26, 2024 Rishi Sunak has won praise from political strategists for finally distancing himself from his short-lived predecessor, saying “I was right when I warned you about Liz Truss”. But what should the City make of the Conservative leader drawing such a firm line under his party’s experiment with free market ideology? To answer that question, it’s [...]
Next government will have to increase taxes ‘aggressively’ or ‘do a Liz Truss’ June 25, 2024 UK government debt could be at risk of a sell-off if the next government needs to increase borrowing by more than expected, a major investor in gilts has warned.
Joseph Stiglitz has wooed the left, but his straw men pose a real-life threat May 20, 2024 Joseph Stiglitz's new book makes a grotesque bogeyman of 'the right', and it will have dangerous consequences, writes Eliot Wilson.
If Labour really want to win, they must keep Liz Truss in the news April 25, 2024 Not only was Truss’ premiership a disaster, she embodies traits many people hate about the modern Tory party. Labour should keep reminding people of that, and there’s an old trick they can use to do it, says Will Cooling If there is one bias that the media has, a bias that is literally hardwired into [...]
‘Truss playbook’: Labour attacks Susan Hall’s ‘unfunded’ spending plans April 22, 2024 Labour have today attacked Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall’s “uncosted” spending plans for City Hall as “straight out of the Liz Truss playbook”.
The Notebook: How to make an effective change this World Earth Day April 22, 2024 Reed CEO James Reed takes the Notebook pen to talk Liz Truss, training the next gen, and effective charity through the Big Give.
Liz Truss admits she should have met Andrew Bailey while in No10 April 21, 2024 Liz Truss has admitted she should have met with Andrew Bailey while she was in No10.
PMQs sketch: Trusst back in politics? April 17, 2024 Thanks to Liz Truss, a surfeit of salad-related attempts at humour emerged during PMQs this week. We take you through the highlights.
MPs to vote on Rishi Sunak’s bill to create ‘smokefree generation’ April 16, 2024 MPs will vote on Rishi Sunak’s landmark bill to create a “smokefree generation” in the House of Commons later today.
Labour demands Truss and Anderson lose whip as pair rebuked by senior Tory February 24, 2024 Labour has called for Liz Truss and Lee Anderson to lose the Conservative whip over media appearances that also caused anger within Tory ranks. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said “egregious” remarks made by the pair “cannot go unchecked or unchallenged”. Truss had used a [...]