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    • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
      State pension
      Delay to UK state pension age rise risks costing £60bn, says think-tank

      Institute for Fiscal Studies points to ‘significant long-term challenges from ageing population’

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      UK to review security at Indian High Commission in London after breach

      Tensions remain high following Indian authorities’ removal of barricades around British diplomatic buildings in New Delhi

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      UK government lifts ban on official contracts for Bain

      Global management consultancy had been barred in August due to its role in a South Africa corruption scandal

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Gus O'Donnell
      Charities will repay more policy attention, not just better funding

      We badly need to overcome the barriers between government, philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Tory MPs accuse Downing Street of ‘playing fast and loose’ over Brexit deal vote

      Eurosceptic backbenchers voice concern over government’s plan to shoehorn vote into cursory debate

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Marriage and divorce
      Half-century-old divorce law on asset splitting set for review

      Legal experts argue English and Welsh legislation on financial settlements is long due an overhaul

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Hunt’s fiscal rule looks brilliant — but is fraught with political pitfalls

      His mandate is not facilitating good policymaking

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Pay deal for NHS workers in England paves way to end strikes

      Trade unions representing nurses and other staff agree to recommend offer to members

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Paul Johnson
      The UK chancellor is caught in a dilemma, as his Budget shows

      Continuing to muddle through, massage the figures and implement bad policies will only make the problems worse

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK ministers’ attacks on civil servants risk ‘worse policy’, warns union chief

      FDA’s Dave Penman blames Conservative government ‘hammering’ for staff turnover and low morale

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A step in the right direction on UK growth

      Jeremy Hunt’s Budget will boost investment and the workforce, but the outlook remains subdued

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Martin Wolf
      Luck has given Jeremy Hunt some room for manoeuvre

      Severe structural weaknesses persist in the UK economy and his measures do too little to remove them

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      More foreign workers will be let in to fill labour market gaps

      Policy shift not mentioned in speech to tackle shortages primarily in construction sector

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Businesses to receive £27bn in investment tax breaks

      Jeremy Hunt announces £9bn a year of ‘full expensing’ until 2026

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      UK energy bill support scheme extended to June

      Average household will save £160 in total, Treasury says

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      MPs demand details of Treasury ban on Gove’s Whitehall department spending

      House of Commons levelling-up committee requests explanation for doubts over ministry’s ability to deliver

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      Chancellor to offer nearly £1bn for new UK low-tax zones

      Treasury wants plan to drive economic growth but measures mark a striking scaling down of former PM’s vision

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      UK to invest £2.5bn in quantum computing drive

      Decade-long scheme intended to boost government pledge to make Britain ‘next Silicon Valley’

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      HSBC buys SVB’s UK unit for £1 in rescue deal

      Prime minister and Bank of England involved in all-night calls over fate of lender

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      UK prepares cash lifeline for tech groups hit by SVB collapse

      Start-ups have warned of existential crisis if they cannot pay wages and bills

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      ExplainerUK Budget
      Five things to look out for in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget

      Chancellor expected to take steps to nurture economic growth as well as address cost of living crisis

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The UK chancellor’s fiscal conundrum

      Jeremy Hunt’s Budget must boost growth amid tight finances and political pressures

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Duncan Weldon
      Making UK fiscal policy dull again is only storing up trouble

      Jeremy Hunt’s determination to exorcise ghosts means Britain’s long-term problems will continue to go unaddressed

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Aukus
      Britain to play bigger role in Aukus submarine deal than envisaged

      UK minister says negotiations have ‘gone our way’ ahead of unveiling of new designs

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Tej Parikh
      Britain needs to decide what it wants to be good at

      Sunak’s government is suspicious of industrial policy but it needs to focus on sectors where the UK has a global role

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