‘Scattergun’ budget will still leave Britons facing higher energy bills, says thinktank Healey’s attempt to provide ‘breathing space’ gives rich almost as much as poor, says Resolution Foundation The Guardian - UK · Oct 29
The right wants money for defence. It should start with MoD wastefulness – or even the pensioner triple lock There is nothing left to be squeezed from disabled people or families, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jun 15
Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish? George Robertson has joined Reform and the Tories in making the case. Look welfare recipients in the face and say that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
UK motor fuel prices rise since Middle East conflict began, and energy bills could jump 10% in July – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026 Businesses being hit by rising cost of interest rates, energy costs and wages, says Resolution Foundation The Guardian - UK · Jan 5
I hope Rachel Reeves does raise income tax – there’s a way she can do it fairly The chancellor might need to break manifesto pledges and a 50-year taboo, but she has a chance to steer UK finances back on track, says Ruth Curtice of the Resolution Foundation The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025
Reeves urged to overhaul tax system and hike levies in breach of manifesto Tax experts said the fiscal backdrop to the Chancellor’s November Budget is ‘desperate’. Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025
Voices: It’s a disgrace that home is a luxury the young can no longer afford COMMENT : The Office for National Statistics says London prices have got so out of whack that even the top earners can’t afford to buy, and it’s not much better in the rest of England. It’s time to get building, now, writes James Moore The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Tax rises in, two-child limit out: what Resolution Foundation’s boss is urging Reeves before budget Pensions triple lock should also go, says Ruth Curtice, a former civil servant who says it’s ‘nice to be allowed to say what you think’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025
Families in Britain are £20,000 worse off than 20 years ago, report warns Income stagnation over the past two decades is ‘unprecedented in modern times,’ damning new report warns The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
Council tax bills set to rise at fastest rate for two decades, economist warns Paul Johnson said council tax bills could rise by 5% a year following the Chancellor’s spending review Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
The UK is turning into a 'National Health State', experts say after Rachel Reeves' spending review The Resolution Foundation warned that funding for the NHS was increasingly coming at the expense of other public services Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
Britain morphing into ‘National Health State’, says think tank The NHS has received an extra £29 billion per year for day-to-day spending and more cash for capital investment. Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025 Labour’s botched winter fuel U-turn raises questions over its purpose in power There is growing unease over the government’s direction – a way to restore confidence would be to scrap the ‘cruel’ two-child limit