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Posts Tagged: Autumn Statement

Education, housing, the environment: May’s campaigning priorities. And there is an NHS row. But what about the economy?

The Government had next to no living standards message at the election. It needs one now – and to explain how it fits in with those three priorities.

By Paul Goodman | 23 January 2018 | 100 comments

Spreadsheet Phil must become Storyteller Phil – if his Budget is to succeed where the Tory conference failed

The Chancellor needs to help deliver the sense of direction so strikingly absent in Manchester last month, and indeed since last June’s election.

By Paul Goodman | 16 November 2017 | 94 comments

The real challenge isn’t sorting business rates. It’s ending that stubborn structural deficit.

The harsh truth is that, nearly seven years into Conservative-led Government, we are still living beyond our means.

By Paul Goodman | 17 February 2017 | 98 comments

John Penrose: Why post-Brexit Britain will need a sovereign wealth fund

It should be used to pay for what we owe in our pensions and benefits system – and thus provide more inter-generational justice.

By John Penrose MP | 21 January 2017 | 59 comments

Douglas Hansen-Luke: Innovation. We have the money. We have the minds. Now we need the mojo.

We need to value ourselves more highly and create, capture and share that value with others.

By Douglas Hansen-Luke | 16 December 2016

Sajid Javid: My top priority is clear – we need more houses

It would be a betrayal of every value we hold dear if we deny the next generation the chance to own their own homes.

By Sajid Javid MP | 1 December 2016 | 34 comments

The Treasury is losing influence – and the Chancellor is content for it to happen

Hammond is a rare beast – most holders of his office have done everything they can to extend their power.

By Mark Wallace | 25 November 2016 | 27 comments

Iain Dale: Jo Cox’s murder was also an attack on the state. Which is why a whole life tariff for her killer was right.

Plus: Hammond’s jokes. Javid’s stonewalling. Am I a fascist? And: of the making of books there is no end

By Iain Dale | 25 November 2016 | 113 comments

The Autumn Statement – and why forecasting a cost of Brexit is bunk

The OBR’s assessment is “consistent with a range of possible outcomes that we can keep under review in future forecasts”. In other words, it’s sorry – but it hasn’t a clue.

By Paul Goodman | 23 November 2016 | 45 comments

“A missed opportunity.” “Spending barely trimmed.” It’s a thumbs-down for the Chancellor from centre-right think tanks

The Centre for Social Justice applauds the Universal Credit changes. But praise elsewhere is thin.

By Paul Goodman | 23 November 2016 | 3 comments

WATCH: Hammond abolishes the Autumn Statement

“This is my first Autumn Statement as Chancellor…I have decided that it will also be my last.”

23 November 2016

Our panel assesses the Chancellor’s measures

Suella Fernandes, James Frayne, Hannah David, Ryan Shorthouse, Andrew Allison and others give their verdict.

23 November 2016 | 19 comments

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Hammond’s enjoyment was almost indecent

He has a reputation as a dour, dull performer – but today he played some shots.

By Andrew Gimson | 23 November 2016 | 10 comments

Autumn Statement: Headline announcements

Our summary of the main measures announced by the Chancellor.

23 November 2016 | 34 comments

Alex Wild: This should be the last ever Autumn Statement

Having two major fiscal events a year creates uncertainty and tempts Chancellors to pursue gimmicks.

By Alex Wild | 22 November 2016 | 4 comments

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