Hammond has taken an oddly similar stance to former shadow chancellor Ed Balls: running a deficit and boosting infrastructure spending.
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The truth is, George Osborne’s ideology still rules, even after deficit chasing is abandoned.
Arguments about reducing the tax burden of companies tend to get associated with rabid neoliberals. Here’s why they needn’t be.
As the budget deficit fades from political view, anxiety shifts to the much wider current account deficit. It may signal UK dynamism, but neither financing nor closing it look easy after Brexit.
SoftBank’s US$32 billion deal for the Cambridge company makes use of the weak pound and may presage more to come.
The two women at the top of UK politics could be heading for a disagreement.
The choices made on day one can reveal a lot about what a new Prime Minister has in store for the country.
How the new chancellor must do to mitigate the economic effects of Brexit.
Top dogs held over, old debts repaid, Boris pending – Cameron’s fantasy cabinet covers all the bases.
The Conservatives argue that the rest of Europe wants reform too. Is this true?
The coalition has presided over a muddled and reactionary foreign policy, and has done little to strengthen Britain’s independent voice in the world.
David Cameron apparently doesn’t like reshuffles; “chillaxing” Dave prefers, so we are told, to leave people to get on with the job. So why such an apparently drastic overhaul of (the Conservative part…
Former British Vice Admiral John McAnally entered into the Scottish constitutional debate the other day by warning of the “dire” defence implications for Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom should…
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