Grainger Network Rail and Bloc Group announce partnership to build 2,000 UK homes November 22, 2023 Grainger has announced a partnership with Network Rail and the property developer Bloc Group to deliver 2,000 homes across Britain.
The Notebook: Susannah Streeter on Jeremy Hunt, Dua Lipa and the advent of the YIMBYs November 22, 2023 In today's Notebook, Susannah Streeter talks the autumn statement, the NIMBY-YIMBY pipeline and the need for ISA reform.
City is ‘paying too much attention’ to inflation data, says bank governor November 22, 2023 The Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey further confused the City on the future path of interest rates.
Sunak is right, Labour spending plans are stuck in a bind without tax hikes November 22, 2023 The ghost of Liz Truss risks haunting both parties at the next election. For the Tories, the damage her short-lived premiership did to their economic credibility is obvious. The threat to Labour is, admittedly, less intuitive. On Monday, Rishi Sunak argued that Truss and Rachel Reeves were two sides of the same fiscally irresponsible coin. [...]
Sluggish global growth cannot be an excuse for Britain ignoring opportunities November 22, 2023 An industrial strategy will not go amiss, but we must look at far more to fix Britain's growth problem, writes Paul Ormerod
Everyone hates inheritance tax. But what are the best arguments against it? November 21, 2023 Nothing boils the blood of Britons like inheritance tax, often dubbed the “most hated tax”. The paradox is that only four per cent of deceased people are actually affected ( more will be impacted by the death of someone).
Business budget: Hunt vows to cut taxes and boost investment by £20bn a year by 2030 November 21, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has vowed to boost business investment by £20bn a year by 2030 ahead of the Autumn Statement.
Latest borrowing figures pose headache for Hunt ahead of Autumn Statement November 21, 2023 Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said that "October’s data likely are more indicative of the trend over the coming months".
Hunt should ‘urgently’ announce UK response to US green deal, investors warn November 21, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should “urgently” announce the UK’s response to the US green subsidy package to support business confidence, investors have warned.
Markets ‘underestimating’ the risks on inflation, Bank of England warns November 21, 2023 Four members of the Bank's MPC agreed that there were clear risks that inflation could remain elevated despite the sharp fall in October.