Fissures in private finance: Never forget how quickly market confidence can drain away, says ALEX BRUMMER
A week can be a long time in finance. At the International Monetary Fund in Washington just days…
Wealthy pay a heavy price: Reeves’s failure to cut the benefits bill is costing Britain dear, says ALEX BRUMMER
By ALEX BRUMMER, CONSULTANT EDITOR Updated: 17:01 EDT, 16 October 2025 Rachel Reeves may only be attending her…
Comment | Why it’s time to increase UK’s art export threshold – The Art Newspaper
Seventy-five years ago, the UK’s post-war Labour government appointed a committee chaired by Viscount Waverley to examine the…
Labour must wise up to the EU’s ‘Trump tariffs on steroids’ steel plan, says MAGGIE PAGANO
Britain’s steel industry has been in sharp decline for decades. Domestic crude steel production fell last year to…
Labour is indulging in an economic fantasy as working people struggle to stay afloat, says ALEX BRUMMER
By ALEX BRUMMER, CONSULTANT EDITOR Updated: 17:05 EDT, 30 September 2025 Presence at the Labour conference is a…
New chapter opens for winners of Irish language book awards
A celebration of publishers and writers of Irish-medium books was held in the National Irish Language Theatre, An…
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Take an AXE to bloated public sector pensions
It’s disappointing that in the run up to the Budget, no economic think-tank has yet had the guts…
I wrote the UK defence review: Britain must accelerate reform if it is to help guarantee Ukraine’s security | Chatham House
I wrote the UK defence review: Britain must accelerate reform if it is to help guarantee Ukraine’s security…
Govt recognises opioid danger to our elderly
Comment: Opioids often make headlines usually for the wrong reasons, linked to words such as epidemic, addiction, dependence,…
Starmer’s French warning: Britain can still escape the debt doom loop – but government must act fast, says ALEX BRUMMER
The long run up to Britain’s next Budget on November 26 is littered with pratfalls. Not least are…