Jonty Bloom
28 July 2023
The damning evidence against Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget
The government’s own economic experts told him his mini-Budget was a huge blunder – but he went ahead with it anyway
Read the full article26 July 2023
Keir Starmer’s Cash-22 situation
Labour’s spending dilemmas overshadow their poll leads. Is their leader right to be cautious, and what could he do on the cheap?
Read the full article25 July 2023
A net zero referendum is the worst idea since the Brexit referendum
The government are only paying lip service to environmentalism - now a vote could be fatal
Read the full article20 July 2023
Britain needs immigrant workers – why doesn’t the government get it?
Some sectors are allowed to bring people in from overseas. But if it’s good for one, why not let them all do it?
Read the full article19 July 2023
Here come the summer queues
The joys of the great British post-Brexit getaway will start again this weekend. Are you ready for a long wait?
Read the full article17 July 2023
This CPTPP deal is like putting lipstick on a pig
A ludicrous valuation of Britain’s new trade pact sees the government and its cheerleaders shame themselves again
Read the full article15 July 2023
The charitable status of private schools must end – it’s rigging the game for the rich
The measure will raise £1.3bn a year and help make Britain more fair
Read the full article12 July 2023
When it comes to Brexit, things can only get worse
World-renowned economist Adam Posen reveals some tough truths about Britain’s situation
Read the full article11 July 2023
Selling out Britain’s farmers for a deal with New Zealand
Yes, it’s a deal. But it’s a bad deal. Very very bad
Read the full article07 July 2023
Brexit is driving our car industry off a cliff
Our historic mistake and lack of government action are creating costs that rivals don’t have to bear
Read the full article04 July 2023
“First do no harm” – a principle this government has forgotten
Restricting immigration will only damage Britain, but some Tories want to do it anyway
Read the full article29 June 2023
The Thames Water scandal is another disaster inflicted by our don’t-care government
Shallow, short-sighted ministers have let an essential service be used as a cash cow
Read the full article27 June 2023
The NHS does not need fundamental reform. It just needs to be funded properly
King’s Fund report shows a service that overachieves despite neglect from government
Read the full article21 June 2023
UK inflation is being made worse by Brexit
The country is heading for higher interest rates and recession
Read the full article20 June 2023
The blowhard who blew up Britain
Boris Johnson is gone from parliament. But his poisonous Brexit legacy will go on costing us all
Read the full article14 June 2023
The cost of Johnsonomics
We are all paying the economic cost of his appalling misrule
Read the full article14 June 2023
How Brexit stuffed the City
The banks pay huge amounts of tax. If they lose business, then Britain’s economy will suffer
Read the full article10 June 2023
New poll: the government has lost touch over Brexit
The overwhelming majority of Brits think a close relationship with the EU is important. Why does the government seem to disagree?
Read the full article08 June 2023
The EU falls into recession and the Brexiters are gloating
Some Europhobes seem to think Europe’s economic problems vindicate Brexit. They’re wrong – again
Read the full article07 June 2023
The poor old Bank of England
Independence for the Bank is not great, but it is better than the alternative
Read the full article07 June 2023
The Celtic Tiger roars for real
Ireland’s is the fastest-growing economy in Europe. How has it managed this, and what can the UK learn?
Read the full article03 June 2023
The Tories should heed warnings from two major figures. Instead, they’re prattling about inheritance tax cuts
Chris Patten and Larry Summers are right to say Brexit’s failure has wrecked the UK economy
Read the full article31 May 2023
When Poland overtakes the UK
By 2030 its economy will be bigger than Britain’s. Why are we being left behind?
Read the full article30 May 2023
Some sense at last: What Labour have got right about housing
A plan for councils to build on farmland bought at sensible rates is a good first step
Read the full article25 May 2023
The immigration figures are good news
Our economy needs young, energetic workers from abroad. The government’s inability to accept this fact is poisoning our politics
Read the full article24 May 2023
Bregrets? Tim Martin might have a few
The Wetherspoon owner still believes we were right to leave the EU – but even he admits things have not gone to plan
Read the full article23 May 2023
Time to get tough on the water companies
The people who’ve polluted our national waterways are now asking for more money. Who are they kidding?
Read the full article17 May 2023
Brexit has killed the British car industry
The government has no plan to save a vanishing sector
Read the full article17 May 2023
Britain’s £220bn black hole
Everything in the country seems broken. What would be the cost of putting it right, and how would we do it?
Read the full article16 May 2023
The stealth tax ‘rise’ that will make us all poorer
By 2028, one in five of us will pay the higher rate - nearly four times more than in the early 1990s
Read the full article11 May 2023
Return of The Blob: This fantasy villain is the Brexiteers’ final weapon
It’s being blamed for Sunak’s common-sense decision to retain most EU laws
Read the full article10 May 2023
Guy Hands: ‘I thought Brexit was frankly nuts’
The financier and former Tory donor says leaving the EU was a plan by the rich to make themselves richer and the poor poorer
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