Tag: Brexit
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Brexit’s lasting economic impact shapes Reeves’s tax-raising budget stance
Brexit, the economy, and the budget: Reeves’s framing Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has framed Brexit as a central force behind the UK’s stubborn economic challenges, arguing that the decision to leave the European Union has produced a “severe and long lasting” impact on national productivity and living standards. In the same breath, Reeves signalled…
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Brexit’s Enduring Economic Toll: Reeves Signals Tax Rises as Budget Looms
Brexit’s Long Shadow on the UK Economy The case for Brexit’s lasting economic impact has shifted into sharper focus as Labour’s Rachel Reeves signposts forthcoming tax rises. Reeves, the party’s shadow chancellor, has repeatedly framed the budget debate around the assumption that the post-Brexit economy continues to bear the imprint of the 2016 referendum and…
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Brexit’s Severe, Lasting Impact Drives Budget Tax Rises
Brexit’s enduring economic hit linked to looming tax rises The UK’s political discourse is once again focused on the long shadow cast by Brexit as Labour’s Rachel Reeves confirms that tax rises are likely in the upcoming budget. Reeves has been presenting a narrative that links the economy’s slower productivity and higher living costs to…
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UK set to be second-fastest growing G7 economy, IMF projects
Overview: UK poised for modest growth in a volatile global climate The United Kingdom is forecast to be the second-fastest growing economy among the world’s leading advanced economies, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook. Growth is projected at about 1.3% for both 2025 and 2026, a pace that outstrips most G7 peers…
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UK Growth Forecast: IMF Sees Second-Fastest G7 Expansion
Overview: UK poised for solid relative growth, IMF says The United Kingdom is forecast to be the second-fastest growing major economy among the G7 this year and next, according to the latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The projection places the UK ahead of most peers in a year shaped by…
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English Nationalism Is Now the Biggest Threat to NI Union, Nesbitt Warns
English nationalism named as the principal threat to Northern Ireland’s place in the Union English nationalism has emerged as the leading threat to Northern Ireland’s status within the United Kingdom, according to Mike Nesbitt, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Speaking at his party’s annual conference, Nesbitt argued that concerns over English nationalist…
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English nationalism is biggest threat to Northern Ireland’s union, Nesbitt says
English nationalism declared as the biggest threat to the Union English nationalism is, according to Mike Nesbitt, the single greatest challenge to Northern Ireland’s position within the United Kingdom. The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader delivered his assessment at the party’s annual conference, arguing that the shift in political dynamics lies not with Irish nationalism,…
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English nationalism poses biggest threat to Northern Ireland’s union, Nesbitt warns
Introduction: A new challenge to the Union At his party’s annual conference, Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt argued that English nationalism has overtaken Irish nationalism as the principal threat to Northern Ireland’s continued place in the United Kingdom. The remarks come amid ongoing debates about funding, Brexit’s constitutional aftershocks, and the future shape of…
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Nicholas Wennö: Slow Horses Is the Timeliest Spy Series Ever
From Page to Screen: The Slow Horses Phenomenon Slow Horses has quietly grown into one of the most distinctive entries in modern spy fiction, a series that refuses the polished glamour of James Bond to celebrate the misfits who actually work espionage in the shadows. The author behind the trend, Mick Herron, has long crafted…
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Nicholas Wennö: Why Slow Horses Is the Fastest Spy Series of All Time
The Phenomenon Behind Slow Horses Sweden’s Nicholas Wennö has a sharp take on Mick Herron’s Slow Horses: the series is not just another spy story, but a puncturing of the genre’s swagger. Herron’s fictional MI5 unit, Slough House, houses the “loosers, misfits and boozers” who are consigned to the cold storage of British intelligence. Yet…