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

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Reeves v the OBR: what really happened

Sat 17 Jan 2026

The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Britain’s homes will no longer be one-way gambling chips

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Betting on fiscal drag won’t help the chancellor balance the economy

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Don’t blame the OBR for the failures of politicians

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon

‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget

Sun 30 Nov 2025

What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends

Sun 30 Nov 2025

UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help

Sun 30 Nov 2025

People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Better than forecast

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves wants to bring the cost of living down

A tame budget with a sting in its tail

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come

Wed 26 Nov 2025

The chancellor’s speech, decoded

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves is in a double bind

Wed 26 Nov 2025