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Duncan Weldon’s excellent book, Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, an economic history of Britain from the Industrial Revolution up to the pandemic, almost had a different title: “I wouldn’t start from here”, based on the old joke about the tourist asking for directions.

The Prime Minister also remained ‘committed’ to the growth measures set out in the Chancellor’s mini-budget, her official spokesman said

The £20m building has been put on the back burner as the council faces a £16m budget shortfall

The Bank of England has expanded its emergency effort to stabilize the financial markets amid concerns the government’s plan to slash taxes pose a “material risk” to Britain's fiscal stability

The Prime Minister also remained ‘committed’ to the growth measures set out in the Chancellor’s mini-budget, her official spokesman said.

Fund says chancellor’s measures have made Bank of England’s battle against inflation more difficult

Jamie Dimon says he would ‘like to see the new PM be successful’

An influential Democratic senator has threatened to freeze weapons sales to the kingdom. Plus, Ukraine demands more western missiles

V&A DIRECTOR Tristram Hunt has put himself at odds with the Government by signalling the museum will give back looted Asante gold treasures to Ghana.

Labour urges chancellor to ‘end this trickle down nonsense’

In politics, character is electoral destiny: which is to say, the voters have to know what they’re getting. Ever since she announced her bid to succeed Boris Johnson, Liz Truss has presented herself as the heir to Margaret Thatcher; a politician who scorned backsliding, deplored the “drift and delay” of…