When the rot sets in, past governments have found it hard to win back the public.
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The shortest serving prime minister in British history ran into trouble even before taking office.
The Conservative Party is hopelessly stuck in the 1980s, and it may yet be the undoing of Liz Truss as prime minister.
How has your pension fared after the recent financial market mayhem?
The UK government has not made things easy for businesses recently.
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s emergency budget announcement has calmed the market initially but experts see continued challenges.
Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace the chancellor who led on the now infamous mini-budget – but it may not be enough.
The top office is not a playground for ideological experiment.
In her first party conference speech as prime minister, Liz Truss has emphasised that growth is the only solution.
Some taxes are more popular than others in the eyes of the public.
Liz Truss took over as prime minister with an ambitious plan to cut taxes by the most since 1972 – investors balked after it wasn’t clear how she would pay for it
It’s bad for the party of government – and the closer you look, the worse it gets.
A quick look back at the history books might have deterred the prime minister from her extreme actions.
A deepening recession risk will keep home ownership out of reach for many.
At every midterm election since 2006, the non-presidential party has easily won control of the House. It will be difficult for Democrats to defy this history.
The economic turmoil from Liz Truss’s growth plan is causing unease among Conservative MPs.
Investor confidence in the UK is at a low, and the bond market has reacted dramatically.
The expected relationship between government and central bank policy has broken down in the UK.
Explaining why it can be so difficult to pinpoint whether or not an economy is in recession.
The markets have thumped the new UK government over its fiscally bold ‘mini-budget’.
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