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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.

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  • 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 [...]

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