Rail fares frozen for first time in 30 years
Chancellor shares good news for commuters before Budget Millions of commuters across the UK will benefit from a freeze on rail fares for.
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Aluminium firm boss calls for greater support for metals and manufacturing sectors
Bridgnorth Aluminium: Chancellor’s Budget must back industy to keep UK competitive Britain’s last remaining producer of flat rolled aluminium coils today called for.
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Govt considers ban on ticket resales
Ministers target ticket inflation in proposed crackdown on touts UK ministers are poised to outlaw the resale of tickets for concerts, sport and.
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How modern leaders manipulate power through perception and persuasion
The theatre of politics Politics has never been a genteel contest of ideas. It has always been a performance, a primal stage where.
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Shabana Mahmood tightens asylum rules to curb illegal migration
Ministers move to tighten asylum rules The government is preparing sweeping reforms to the way human rights laws are applied in asylum cases,.
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History warns Labour: Break your manifesto promise and voters will not forgive you
A warning from history There is an unwritten rule in politics that every generation seems determined to test: never, ever break a tax.
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When the briefing becomes the story, and the story becomes a crisis
A lobbyist’s take on Labour’s self-inflicted storm From a lobbyist’s point of view, what unfolded around Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting this.
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Treasury’s £2bn pension grab will haunt future generations
A short-term fix for a long-term crisis There are moments in politics when you can almost hear the collective groan of a weary.
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Tax hikes not the answer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has some tough decisions to make ahead of the next budget. Yet talk of tax increases on businesses and working.
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North Sea balancing act
When Rachel Reeves entered the Treasury, she promised two things: fiscal discipline and economic growth. Now she faces her first big test of.