Labour will seek ‘improved’ post-Brexit trading terms with EU, Reeves says June 17, 2024 Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that a new Labour government will seek to renegotiate aspects of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
National Wealth Fund will help create 650,000 jobs over five years, Reeves says June 17, 2024 Earlier this year the Shadow Chancellor announced the creation of a taskforce of experts to provide advice on crowding in private sector investment.
Who will bang the drum for free enterprise? June 17, 2024 For all their warm words for business, Starmer and Reeves share a bone deep belief that is the state the creates wealth and grows the economy, says Eliot Wilson When the result of a general election seems as certain as the outcome of this one, it is understandable that the private sector proceeds cautiously but [...]
‘Disastrous for the UK’: How the MPs’ pension fund abandoned Britain’s stock market June 14, 2024 Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves have been squaring up to the UK’s pension sector in recent months with threats to strong-arm money managers into backing homegrown British companies - but they may do well to look closer to home.
Is Labour offering precisely what the country is craving? June 13, 2024 The contents of the manifesto were much the same - there were no ‘rabbits’ or anything else pulled out of hats.
Election 2024: Five things we learned from Labour’s manifesto launch June 13, 2024 Here are five things we learnt from Labour’s manifesto launch.
Election 2024: Keir Starmer publishes Labour manifesto for growth June 13, 2024 Kier Starmer has laid out his party's plans for growth.
Private equity bosses have avoided paying income tax on a trillion dollars of gains June 13, 2024 “All the governments are talking about taxing carried interests. So my role is to provide the best estimate of the number,” Phalippou told the Financial Times.
Election 2024: Three things to watch out for in Labour’s manifesto June 13, 2024 Here are three things to watch out for in Labour’s manifesto that might shape the campaign to come.
Election 2024: Labour will seek mandate for growth with ‘wealth creation’ manifesto June 13, 2024 Keir Starmer will seek a “mandate for economic growth” as he unveils Labour’s election manifesto, pledging to “be the party of wealth creation”.