Industry welcomes Labour plans to win over first-time buyers with housing reforms June 13, 2024 Opposition party Labour has promised a major reform to housing, if it wins the next general election, including support for first time buyers.
General election 2024: Do the spending promises stack up? June 13, 2024 We've reviewed the three major parties' policy pitches to determine whether their spending promises stack up. The answer, on the whole, is no.
Private equity bosses have avoided paying income tax on a trillion dollars of gains June 13, 2024 “All the governments are talking about taxing carried interests. So my role is to provide the best estimate of the number,” Phalippou told the Financial Times.
What’s in Labour’s tech manifesto? Data centres, start-ups, AI and a national data library June 13, 2024 Labour announced plans for a "national data library" to centralise existing government research programs.
Election 2024: Three things to watch out for in Labour’s manifesto June 13, 2024 Here are three things to watch out for in Labour’s manifesto that might shape the campaign to come.
Election 2024: Labour will seek mandate for growth with ‘wealth creation’ manifesto June 13, 2024 Keir Starmer will seek a “mandate for economic growth” as he unveils Labour’s election manifesto, pledging to “be the party of wealth creation”.
Let’s be honest, there’s no such thing as a ‘fully costed’ manifesto June 13, 2024 All parties are putting forward nice-sounding policies and promising that they’ll be paid for by someone else, says Matthew Lesh “Our plans are fully funded and fully costed,” proudly declares every party leader when presenting their election manifestos. It’s not difficult to understand why this is so important. Politicians are trying to run a gigantic [...]
Labour worked hard to woo business, but now comes the real test June 13, 2024 The Tory party manifesto, undeliverable and shaky though it was on the numbers, did have something going for it. The gradual abolition of national insurance to be replaced with a single income tax; more housebuilding; cutting the time it takes to get spades in the ground on major infrastructure projects. If you take it at [...]
Labour threatens to strip Avanti rail contract as Branson plans rival June 12, 2024 Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh told Sky News Avanti had provided passengers with "woeful service" on the West Coast Main Line.
April GDP figures show scale of the challenge if Starmer wins the election June 12, 2024 Philip Shaw, chief UK economist at Investec, said "April’s numbers represent a blip in the recovery story rather than the start of a new downturn".