Ryan Bourne: Five myths about the Labour manifesto

Who will their taxes really hit? How much will they truly raise? And can this really be described as a ‘moderate’ agenda?

The Labour manifesto: “incredible”/”simply not credible”, “fully costed”/not fully costed

Their manifesto doesn’t provide any costings for their most expensive plans. The IFS says their tax pledge is not believable. But will they get away with it?

McDonnell’s promise of a four-day working week with no loss of pay is an attempt to defy economic gravity

The workers being promised fewer hours for the same money would also have to fund huge increases in the cost of public services.

WATCH: Javid – “No department will be cut next year…that’s what I mean by the end of austerity”

“Britain’s hard work has paid off,” the Chancellor told the Commons.

Can economic forecasts regain their political authority?

The financial crisis, Brown, Osborne and then the EU and Scottish referendums did not cover the discipline in glory.

“The Conservative Party should stand up for all those who feel powerless in Britain today”- Gibb’s reformist speech

“If we fail to address the very real areas in which the capitalist system is failing – a long period of left-wing, socialist government is surely on its way.”

Edward Davies: The next Conservative leader must make social justice their top priority

Government should be passionate about self-reliance, but we must also recognise the transformative power of an enabling state.

The British economy has survived so many crises that it can surely survive Brexit

William Keegan’s memoir describes with ebullient good humour how he covered half a century of bad news.

Alex Morton: For voters to have more money, Government must spend less

Making Britain better post-Brexit will mean tough decisions about priorities. And that requires the Conservatives to know who their people are.

Rebecca Lowe: Why the taxpayer should fund space exploration

There is a fundamental human need and desire to know more about the universe, to engage with it, to play our part and explore and achieve.

Lower immigration, the unspoken upward pressure on wages

Various Leavers – and the head of the Remain campaign – predicted such an outcome. Now it seems we’re seeing it happen.

Andrew Lilico: Next week, Hammond must present a Budget for Brexit

In the first article of a new mini-series, the economist urges the Chancellor to deploy the savings and revenues secured by leaving the EU.

Rebecca Lowe: Nationalisation. Ask not only: would the state do it better? But also – should it be involved at all?

It was darkly funny to see Labour MPs claiming that nationalisation could fix signals failures when track infrastructure is owned and controlled by the state.

McDonnell is more dangerous than Corbyn – not just because he’s more extreme, but because he is more intelligent

Even the Labour Party itself seems aware that the Shadow Chancellor is visibly more wily than his leader.

WATCH: McDonnell – “The full weight of the Treasury will…take on any vested interest that try to thwart the will of the people”

The Shadow Chancellor praises Corbyn’s “dignity” in the face of “vilification” by the media.