Borrowing costs higher than expected after Winter Fuel Payment U-turn and Rachel Reeves’s ‘shaky gamble’
Government borrowing came in higher than expected for the 12 months to November 2025 ahead of Chancellor Rachel…
Labour under fire over plans to hand FREE BBC licences to benefits claimants
Labour has been blasted over plans to hand benefits claimants free BBC licences under potential reforms touted by…
Rachel Reeves slammed for failing to deliver pension certainty for savers
The Treasury has confirmed it will not introduce a Pension Tax Lock, despite a public petition attracting more…
Fiscal drag to cost workers £4,420 as HMRC raid on pensions ‘makes saving harder’ for millions
A controversial stealth tax from Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to cost thousands of British workers up to…
Inflation set to ease as falling food prices offset hotel costs
UK inflation is expected to have eased again last month, reinforcing signs that price pressures across the economy…
BBC TV licence fee faces overhaul as funding change considered as part of major review
The television licence fee could be reformed as part of the renewal process of the BBC’s royal charger,…
Unemployment rises AGAIN to 5.1% as Rachel Reeves struggles with ‘strain in the UK economy’
Unemployment in the UK increased to 5.1 per cent in the three months to October 2025, up from…
Keir Starmer ‘aware’ farmers are considering suicide over Inheritance Tax raid
Keir Starmer has acknowledged reports that some terminally ill farmers are considering hastening their deaths before new inheritance…
Rachel Reeves’s pension changes ‘a mockery’ as politicians fail to lead by example
The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund holds less than 3 per cent of its equity investments in British shares,…
High street creaks under Rachel Reeves’s taxes as Card Factory shares fall 25%
Card Factory shares dropped more than 25 per cent on Friday morning after the retailer warned that annual…
Major state pension triple lock update provided by Rachel Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has appeared to guarantee the future of the state pension triple lock for the rest…
Pension drawdowns surge as retirees rush to withdraw funds at record rates
A record number of Britons are turning to pension drawdown to manage their retirement savings, with new figures…