Once Again, Beware the Headlines (4 min read)

Over the last few weeks, the UK media has been on the attack over the sustainability of Rachel Reeve’s fiscal policy. The c£10bn wiggle room the chancellor left in her October budget has all but evaporated and to balance the books she needs either to cut public spending or increase taxation.

The £40bn tax raise (2 min read)

After four months of an information vacuum, which had been filled with all sorts of speculation, surrounding the new government’s economic policy – the UK stock market has flat lined during this period – Rachel Reeves delivered her tax and spend plans in today’s budget.

The Prime Minister's Rose Garden Speech (3 min read)

Sir Keir Starmer delivered a gloomy economic outlook in his speech this week. This came across as being rather political. There is significant uncertainty around the new government’s fiscal/tax and spend regime and we will not get a firm handle on this until the 30th October budget and, until then, media speculation will...