The Capitalist: Labour’s no-Party Conference; Rightmove’s drama Down Under; R.I.P. our dots Opinion Dispatches from Labour Party Conference, Rightmove's hopping executives, and more: catch up on the latest City gossip in The Capitalist.
Cut Starmer some slack, three months hasn’t undone his victory Opinion The Labour Party is having some teething issues, but three months is hardly enough to judge Starmer by, writes Will Cooling.
Forget the bangs and flashes, the UK economy just needs some plumbing Opinion The outlook for the UK economy doesn't have to be so bleak. We just need to get back to basics, writes Sam Bidwell.
High-tax, high-spend and little reform: Reeves’ plan is tried and failed September 24, 2024 Reeves says the UK public can trust Labour with its money, but her plan is just a reheated version of one we've already tried over and over again, writes Elliot Keck.
City analysts ask Rachel Reeves ‘where will the tax axe fall?’ September 23, 2024 City analysts have called on Rachel Reeves to clarify where the “axe will fall” ahead of a Budget widely expected to see taxes hiked. The Chancellor delivered her keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday where she struck a more optimistic economic tone, promising that October 30 would see a “Budget [...]
The Notebook: On the lookout for common sense at Labour Party Conference September 23, 2024 As Labour Party Conference kicks off, Matthew Elliott lays out what he is on the lookout for (including his favourite Liverpool pub).
Reeves to strike positive tone in Party Conference speech September 23, 2024 Rachel Reeves is set to promise a Budget that will “rebuild Britain” in a speech at the Labour Party Conference that will claim that the “work of change has only just begun”. In a notably more optimistic tone than Labour has adopted in recent weeks, the Chancellor will vow to deliver a “Britain of opportunity, [...]
‘Spoonful of sugar’ to come with Budget medicine, Labour mayor suggests September 21, 2024 A Labour mayor has said he thinks there will be “a spoonful of sugar along with the medicine” in the Budget next month. Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, told the PA news agency he believes economic growth will be delivered “through our combined authorities and through devolution”, but it could be “very [...]