Skip to content
City AM
Main navigation
Download free app
  • News
    • News
      • Latest Business News
      • Economics
      • Politics
      • Banking
      • FTSE 100 Live
      • Tech
      • Retail
      • Insurance
      • Legal
      • Property
      • Transport
      • Markets
    • From our partners
      • Abu Dhabi Finance Week
      • AON
      • Bayes Business School
      • City of London BIDs
      • Central London Alliance CIC
      • Destination City
      • Halkin
      • Hercules
      • Olympia
      • Inside Saudi
      • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
      • Santander X
      • YEAR SIX Dividend
    • Featured

      Premier League +: Football following the Disney playbook with streaming platform

      Getty Images logo on a digital screen, representing a professional stock photo library, suitable for news and business con...

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Latest Sports News
      • Sport
      • Sport Business
      • The Punter
    • From our partners
      • The Morning Briefing: SBS x City AM
      • Aramco Team Series
      • LIV Golf
    • Featured

      If international rugby’s fatal flaw is not financial, what is it?

      Breaking news conference podium with microphones and journalists, emphasizing media presence and communication dynamics

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Life&Style
    • Life&Style
      • Life&Style
      • New Openings
      • Toast the City Awards
      • The Magazine
      • Travel
      • Culture
      • Motoring
      • Wellness
      • The RED BULLETiN
      • Do it with Shared Ownership
      • Media Speak Hub
    • Featured

      Ford Mustang Sutton CS800DH review: Taming a wild horse 

      General news article image depicting current events or business-related content with a focus on inclusivity and engagement

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Investec
  • City AM Events
  • Newsletters
  • Latest Paper
  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account

By: Mel Stride

Mel Stride is shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament for Central Devon

All 4 Articles
  • Hardworking families will pay for Labour’s Benefits Budget

    Opinion

    Rachel Reeves has broken every single one of her promises in this year's Budget, and it's hardworking families who will pay, writes Mel Stride.

    Unfortunately, I cant generate specific alt text without more context or details about the content of the image or the art...
  • A competent Chancellor would break Britain’s high tax, high spend doom loop

    Opinion

    Economic alarm bells are blaring, but Rachel Reeves has stuck her fingers in her ears, says shadow chancellor Mel Stride Britain’s economy is on the brink. We’re set for the highest inflation in the G7; unemployment is at a four-year high; and GDP growth is pitiful – in July it was literally zero. Meanwhile, borrowing [...]

    Institutional investors are questioning the UK's fiscal credibility
  • Labour’s jobs tax will hit working families hardest

    Opinion

    With less than four weeks to go before Labour National Insurance starts to bite, it’s clear which sectors will be harmed the most: Those that hard-working families rely on, says Mel Stride The clock is ticking. We’re now less than four weeks away from the implementation of Labour’s disastrous jobs tax. But let’s be clear [...]

    Wealthy Brits are preparing for tax rises
  • To reap the benefits of venture capital we need an environment that fosters growth

    May 12, 2022

    Firms supported by British venture capital will have a critical role in addressing some of the most important targets set for the country by the government. They can participate in the UK’s ambition to be a science and tech superpower, in the strategy to advance regions up and down the country, and of course in [...]

Trending Articles

  • FTSE 100 Live: Stocks jittery amid oil tensions; Khan woos Anthropic AI

  • Sadiq Khan invites Anthropic to move to London

  • Middle East war could ‘bring down the economies of the world’ 

  • London cable car proves Britain can still get infrastructure right – sometimes

  • Blackrock fund limits withdrawals amid private credit fears

Subscribe

Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe
  • Got a story?
  • About City AM
  • Careers
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • News
  • Markets & Economics
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Life&Style
  • Personal Finance
  • City AM Events
  • City Winners
  • The Punter
  • Casino

Follow us for breaking news and latest updates

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • About
  • Licensing
Copyright 2026 City AM Limited