Our troubles will be compounded by Ministers’ import promotion policies, most pronounced in the Business, Energy and Agriculture departments.
The Party Chairman responsible for fund-raising is playing for higher stakes than he may appreciate.
Figures released by the TaxPayers’ Alliance show that average household can already expect to pay over £1.1 million in tax over their lifetimes.
The Chancellor’s team reportedly wants to cut it from 20 per cent to 19 per cent in 2023. Here’s why that wouldn’t be a good idea.
The country is approaching a competitiveness cliff-edge. The Government must change course before it’s too late.
The Chancellor will have have more money to play with than was forecast. How he uses these additional resources will tell us a great deal about his priorities.
The overseas aid and Universal Credit decisions suggest that, for the first time in a while, the cause of fiscal conservatism is gaining the upper hand.
A careful reading of Hayek and Adam Smith will confirm that neither was invariably opposed to state action.
The problem is that spiralling spending demands quickly use up the options which voters don’t notice. Eventually you need other big sources of revenue,
Why should a Conservative want to create a ratchet effect that only ends up with higher rates?
The centre isn’t where he or ConservativeHome or anyone else wants it to be. It’s where it is – “Far From Notting Hill”.
What we need is to promote a higher wage, higher productivity economy. Our economic targets should reflect those aims.
The Conservatives should think about the implications of what would happen if Labour got serious on this issue.
Despite a surprisingly liberal migration policy, the bulk of the post-Brexit evidence so far suggests not.
The second in a series of articles on how the Chancellor should approach the upcoming Spring Statement.