Topic: Economy
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Starmer’s Saudi trip showed PM trying to walk at least two fine lines
On a visit to meet controversial Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the prime minister hailed Assad’s fall in Syria — but what of the group that toppled him?
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Starmer got into politics to ‘change lives’. MPs say constituents are getting impatient
Labour is set to unveil a new set of pledges on the NHS, housing and living standards. Will it be enough?
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Rachel Reeves’s pension ‘megafund’ plans could hinder BDS, campaigners warn
Calls for councils to divest from Israel’s war on Gaza and climate change could fall on deaf ears if power is taken away from councillors
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Rachel Reeves’s first budget was historic — but the debate is eerily familiar
Labour’s first budget in nearly 15 years contained few surprises thanks to some judicious leaks. But who will win the spin war?
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Labour has a chance to turn Britain around with its first budget. Here’s how
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to slash billions from welfare and public spending on 30 October. But there is another way
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Starmer’s P&O headache is over — but there are choppy seas ahead
Labour is backing both workers’ rights and big business. Are they on a collision course?
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Labour is learning the hard way that governing is nothing like being in opposition
Keir Starmer’s attempts to sweep away dissent over winter fuel payments, high-value donations and Gaza haven’t worked
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Eating less and washing in cold water: what it means to lose the winter fuel payment
Rachel Reeves has cut cold weather benefits for 10 million pensioners. But schemes to help those who lose it may not touch the sides
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No matter how it looks from the outside, one’s professional life is as fragile as a house of cards
If we are going to continue to create, we have to find other ways of valuing our art in a world that constantly delegitimises it
