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Opinion: Reeves’ Budget Shows Labour’s Backbenchers Are Calling the Shots

Ash Sarkar

After MPs had the whip suspended for rebelling on the two-child benefit cap last year, scrapping it is now government policy. And backbenchers are set to force more concessions, writes Ash Sarkar.

Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street as she prepares to deliver her Budget. Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Report: Landlord Tax and Two-Child Benefit Cap: What Happened in the Budget?

Simon Childs

After the budget was leaked early, Rachel Reeves set out her plan. Here are the highlights.

Novara Live: Carer’s Allowance Crisis Leaves Hundreds of Thousands in Debt

A new report into the Department for Work and Pensions blames repeated Tory failures for pushing hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt and distress. Plus: Why right-wing slop is taking over social media. With Aaron Bastani, NoJusticeMTG, Dale Vince & Chris Bratt (PeopleMakeGames)

Opinion: The Chancellor’s New Revenue Plans Are a Boon to the Wealthiest

Steven Methven

Freezing income tax bands leaves the wealthiest unaffected, while Rachel Reeves’ deference to the bond markets is another gift to the rich, writes Steven Methven.

A woman walks in high heels carrying a red box

Analysis: The Budget Is Socialism for the Rich, Austerity for the Poor

James Meadway

With her record-low corporation tax and below-inflation benefit rises, Labour’s first woman chancellor has indeed made history: by passing up a historic opportunity to fix Britain, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Two percentage points of economic growth would mean an extra £24bn in taxes - but Britain’s public services need an extra £142bn a year just to restore 2000s standards. Put this way, the chancellor's fixation on growth appears delusional, writes James Meadway.

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, poses with a red budget box

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

With nothing new left to say, Jeremy Hunt used his last budget to set Labour up to fail, writes James Meadway.

a man with short grey hair, a white shirt and light blue tie sits at a table with children drawing. He looks worried

Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?

Edie Miller

The chancellor’s recent budget announcement of 30 hours of free childcare for one and two-year-olds is too little, too late.

Jeremy Hunt at Downing Street. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Opinion: Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?

Tom Peters

The budget was a departure from the government's strategy of actively causing chaos and instability, writes Tom Peters.

Protesters hold a Don't Pay campaign banner during the demonstration at Victoria Embankment. Thousands of people from various groups took part in The People's Assembly Britain is Broken march through Central London demanding a general election, an end to Tory rule, and action on the cost of living and climate crisis.

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

You’ll be poorer, the planet hotter. On the upside, the working class will be readier than ever to take on the crisis that is 2023.

Kwasi Kwarteng speaking to the House of Commons. Source: Parliamentlive.tv

Report: Mini-Budget: Attacks on Trade Unions, Tax Cuts for the Rich

Simon Childs

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng first 'mini-budget' was slammed by left-wingers, but delighted a neoliberal lobby group.

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak visits Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, a government funded sports facility in west London, where he helped with a grassroots football training session and was presented with an England shirt

Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?

James Meadway

Rishi Sunak knows his spring statement was a failure and is already bracing for pushback. Let’s exploit his weakness, writes James Meadway.

Image shows UK prime minister Rishi Sunak standing at the dispatch box in the House of Commons. He is wearing a black suit, a white shirt and a grey tie.

Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

The Bastani Factor: Rishi Sunak Found the Magic Money Tree

After 2010 British politics was shaped by one idea above all others: austerity. We were told that there wasn’t enough money to pay for EMA, university fees, council housing or even the existing range of benefits. And yet the government’s response to Covid-19 demonstrates the extent to which that was a political choice rather than […]

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Opinion: Reeves’ Budget Shows Labour’s Backbenchers Are Calling the Shots

Ash Sarkar

Report: Landlord Tax and Two-Child Benefit Cap: What Happened in the Budget?

Simon Childs

Novara Live: Carer’s Allowance Crisis Leaves Hundreds of Thousands in Debt

Opinion: The Chancellor’s New Revenue Plans Are a Boon to the Wealthiest

Steven Methven

Analysis: The Budget Is Socialism for the Rich, Austerity for the Poor

James Meadway

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?

Edie Miller

Opinion: Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?

Tom Peters

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

Report: Mini-Budget: Attacks on Trade Unions, Tax Cuts for the Rich

Simon Childs

Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?

James Meadway

Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

Ell Folan

Novara Live: What’s in Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget?

Novara Live: John McDonnell’s Message to Rishi Sunak

The Bastani Factor: Rishi Sunak Found the Magic Money Tree

Analysis: After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?

James Meadway

Novara Live: What’s in Rishi Sunak’s Budget?

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Opinion: Reeves’ Budget Shows Labour’s Backbenchers Are Calling the Shots

Ash Sarkar

Report: Landlord Tax and Two-Child Benefit Cap: What Happened in the Budget?

Simon Childs

Novara Live: Carer’s Allowance Crisis Leaves Hundreds of Thousands in Debt

Opinion: The Chancellor’s New Revenue Plans Are a Boon to the Wealthiest

Steven Methven

Analysis: The Budget Is Socialism for the Rich, Austerity for the Poor

James Meadway

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?

Edie Miller

Opinion: Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?

Tom Peters

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

Report: Mini-Budget: Attacks on Trade Unions, Tax Cuts for the Rich

Simon Childs

Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?

James Meadway

Opinion: Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

Ell Folan

Novara Live: What’s in Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget?

Novara Live: John McDonnell’s Message to Rishi Sunak

The Bastani Factor: Rishi Sunak Found the Magic Money Tree

Analysis: After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?

James Meadway

Novara Live: What’s in Rishi Sunak’s Budget?

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