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They came to power promising ‘a golden age for the arts’. Now, 12 disastrous culture secretaries later, they leave it in tatters. What a stunning missed opportunity to capitalise on an asset that was the envy of the world

With days to go to the UK’s general election, our critic listens to Starmer and Sunak face LBC’s listeners and dips into the big-name political podcasts

George Osborne’s help to buy cost billions, pushed up prices, did almost nothing for new buyers – but made house builders a lot of money

John Caudwell had given Boris Johnson £500k to take on Jeremy Corbyn

As Rishi Sunak dashed to the South West to try to shore up Tory seats and praised an intervention by Boris Johnson, former chancellor George Osborne warned him he is ‘fighting the wrong campaign’

IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place

For 45 years, Britain has been blighted by Conservative ideologies that promised a path to prosperity, but achieved nothing of the sort

The Tory-created OBR buoyed David Cameron but sunk Liz Truss. After the election, it may become Labour’s problem, says economics professor Jonathan Portes

A growing number of councils in England have declared bankruptcy since 2018, most recently Nottingham, Woking, Thurrock and Birmingham. With the situation in the devolved nations of the UK looking similarly precarious, the question of quite what has happened to local government finances in the UK is an urgent one.

NICOLA Sturgeon will feature in ITV’s election night coverage alongside former chancellor George Osborne, the broadcaster has announced.

Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape