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Louise Hellem
The UK labour market isn’t working and squeezing businesses won’t help either

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The UK labour market isn’t working and squeezing businesses won’t help either
Will Hutton
Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through
Will Hutton
Reeves v the OBR: what really happened

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Reeves v the OBR: what really happened
William Keegan
The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family

Sun 4 Jan 2026

The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family
Barney Macintyre
Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover
Will Hutton
Britain’s homes will no longer be one-way gambling chips

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Britain’s homes will no longer be one-way gambling chips
William Keegan
Betting on fiscal drag won’t help the chancellor balance the economy

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Betting on fiscal drag won’t help the chancellor balance the economy
Simon Finkelstein
Don’t blame the OBR for the failures of politicians

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Don’t blame the OBR for the failures of politicians
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon

36 mins • S1, E292

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon
Rachel Sylvester
‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading
Rachel Sylvester
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget
Andrew Rawnsley
What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer

Sun 30 Nov 2025

What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer
The Observer leader
The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury
Ben Zaranko
The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends
Will Hutton
UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help

Sun 30 Nov 2025

UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help
Lucien Young
People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out

Sat 29 Nov 2025

People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out
The Observer leader
Better than forecast

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Better than forecast
Rachel Reeves wants to bring the cost of living down

7 mins • S1, E1243

Rachel Reeves wants to bring the cost of living down
Will Hutton
A tame budget with a sting in its tail

Wed 26 Nov 2025

A tame budget with a sting in its tail
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
Philip Collins
The chancellor’s speech, decoded

Wed 26 Nov 2025

The chancellor’s speech, decoded
Giles Whittell
Rachel Reeves is in a double bind

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves is in a double bind
William Keegan
‘Reset’ with the EU looks more like ‘upset’ as Brexit damage mounts

Sun 23 Nov 2025

‘Reset’ with the EU looks more like ‘upset’ as Brexit damage mounts
Ben Zaranko
Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves
Will Hutton
It’s time for the Treasury to take back control

Sun 16 Nov 2025

It’s time for the Treasury to take back control
Catherine Neilan
Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve
Sir Richard Lambert
Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’
Will Hutton
To combat rising prices, the government’s only option is to take on the cost itself

Sun 9 Nov 2025

To combat rising prices, the government’s only option is to take on the cost itself

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