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Economic austerity

  • MPs call for lower taxes as UK marks latest annual Tax Freedom Day since the early-1980s

    Tax Freedom Day

    MPs have called on the UK government to cut the burden on UK taxpayers after new figures showed working people spent a higher proportion of their incomes on taxes than at any other point since the early-1980s. The calls come after the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) published new figures, for Tax Freedom Day, showing UK [...]

  • Stephen Poloz on the volatility disrupting the global economy

    City Talk

    This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. The era of global volatility is demanding rigour and quick thinking from finance professionals. Stephen Poloz, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, charts a course through the noise. The title of Stephen Poloz’s book, The Next Age of Uncertainty, is a wink to a formative text in his [...]

  • Combination of Covid, Brexit and transition towards net-zero economy to end decades of declining ‘job churn’ in UK

    Changes in UK economy

    Decades of declining “job churn”, which has meant fewer risks and opportunities for workers, is likely to be upended in the decade ahead as the combination of Covid-19, Brexit and the transition towards a net-zero economy brings about major changes in the UK economy, according to a new report. In fact, the view that robots [...]

  • From price inflation and Brexit rows to Evergrande and Biden v Putin: Here are the market risks to watch this year

    January 4, 2022

    The world is a pretty turbulent and unpredictable place at the moment, with Covid variants not making life easier. From tensions between Russia and the US over Ukraine’s NATO membership to Brexit conflicts and China’s Evergrande property scandal, 2022 is set to become everything but dull. So what developments and issues could disrupt or disturb [...]

  • Neglecting parts of the UK has led to ‘branch line’ economy, warns CBI chief

    November 22, 2021

    A leading business group warned this morning that parts of the UK have been neglected over decades, leading to a “branch line” economy. The CBI said delivering economic growth across the country will be the determining factor in whether the Government’s levelling up agenda will be a success. Director general Tony Danker said clusters of [...]

  • Collision of Covid-19 and Brexit fuels a £700bn blow to economic output

    May 11, 2021

    The UK economy has been forecast to suffer an over £700bn blow to output due to the collision of Covid-19 and Brexit, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research warned today. The bruising figure was made worse by the government’s “poor Covid-19 response”, the think tank said, adding that it has left the UK [...]

  • Govt should step back and let free markets drive pandemic recovery, says CPS

    February 24, 2021

    Centre for Policy Studies report argues for less government intervention by spending less.

  • Sadiq Khan accuses government of imposing ‘new era of austerity at worst possible time’

    January 27, 2021

    The Mayor of London has today warned that major cuts are inevitable unless the government adequately funds the capital. Khan has vowed to build a better city in the aftermath of the pandemic but argues that he is being forced to do so “with one arm tied behind my back”. Speaking at a Budget Plenary [...]

  • George Osborne: The EU needs the City of London to be successful in business

    September 9, 2015

    The success of the Square Mile is of paramount interest to the European Union and the Eurozone, chancellor  George Osborne told peers yesterday.   “The health of the City is an EU and Eurozone interest,” Osborne told the Lords Economic Affairs Committee.   But responding to a question from Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, Osborne also [...]

  • Labour leadership election 2015: Jeremy Corbyn to meet former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis at anti-austerity meeting in London

    September 8, 2015

    Anti-austerity fans have something to look forward to next week, when the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and Labour leader hopeful Jeremy Corbyn will share a platform to discuss alternatives to spending cuts.  The two men will debate "austerity, humanitarian disaster and [the] market meltdown" – though of course, Corbyn may be leader by [...]

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