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Fourteen years of Tory economics – ‘major mistakes’ and ‘crisis after crisis’

As the chancellor prepares next week’s budget, Labour says it is staring at a dire inheritance. The voters look likely to agree

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

‘Ghastly expensive mess’: bond vigilantes return as deficits rise

Governments face a surge in borrowing costs fuelled by high interest rates and conflict in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023

Liz Truss ignored economists’ stark warnings over mini-budget

Pair sympathetic to her growth agenda told Truss before she became PM that plans needed to be handled with care

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022

Markets treating UK like ‘developing country’ after Kwarteng budget, warns ex-US Treasury chief

Current turmoil ‘hallmark of situations where credibility lost’, says Larry Summers

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng said ‘who cares if Sterling crashes?’ after Brexit, report claims

Brexiteer MP overheard talking about markets on night of 2016 referendum vote

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Government moves to calm markets as pound falls to lowest level against dollar since 1985

New chancellor on charm offensive in Square Mile says Bank of England independence ‘is sacrosanct’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Boris Johnson has left the UK economy in a parlous state

Analysis: If Johnsonomics stands for anything, it is a lack of plan or vision to address Britain’s economic woes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Boris Johnson suggests no tax cuts until ‘spiralling’ inflation under control

‘We can’t do anything that inflames that further,’ No 10 source says

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

‘An electoral liability’: business loses patience with Boris Johnson

Analysis: With Tory party in turmoil, firms frustrated and a cost of living crisis, time is not on PM’s side

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022