Tag: Rachel Reeves
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Where’s Rachel Reeves? U-turns Suggest Her Power May Be Waning
Introduction: A Chancellor Under Pressure Recent weeks have seen a string of policy reversals that place Rachel Reeves, the Labour Party’s chancellor-in-waiting in many political narratives, under closer scrutiny. The pattern of U-turns—especially when initiated or accelerated by No. 10—has fed a broader debate about Reeves’s potential sway within a government that is grappling with…
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Where’s Rachel Reeves? U-turns Hint at Waning Power
Introduction: A Chancellor in the Eye of the Storm As the political season tightens, Rachel Reeves finds herself navigating a maelstrom of reversals that have raised questions about her grip on the chancellor’s portfolio. A series of U-turns, most notably around the China withdrawal and ground rents reforms, has intensified scrutiny of her authority and…
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Reeves Rules Out Rejoining EU Customs Union, Signals Focus on UK-First Route
UK direction after Brexit: Reeves signals a clear stance Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has delivered a pointed message to Conservative colleagues and the broader government at a Bloomberg event in Davos, Switzerland: the United Kingdom cannot simply “go back in time” by rejoining the EU customs union. Her comments come amid growing debate…
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Reeves Says UK Cannot Rejoin the EU Customs Union, Signals Policy Direction
Reeves signals a clear stance on rejoining the customs union Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered a pointed message to Cabinet colleagues during a Bloomberg event in Davos, Switzerland, stating that the UK cannot go back in time to rejoin the EU customs union. The comment comes as debate intensifies within Government about future…
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Reeves Signals UK Won’t Rejoin EU Customs Union, Flexing Brexit Resolve
Reeves: No Return to the EU Customs Union Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a pointed message to Cabinet colleagues considering a return to the EU customs union. In a bold stance that underscored the government’s Brexit commitments, Reeves suggested Britain cannot “go back in time” by rejoining the customs union, even as discussions within the…
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Pub Campaigners Clap Back at Reeves Over Hospitality Tax Push
Campaign Group Led by King Targets Reeves Over Pub Taxes A coalition formed to defend pubs has written to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, expressing strong disapproval of the tax measures affecting the hospitality sector. Pub is the Hub, a charity established in 2001 to help pubs at risk of closure, is leading a broader network…
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King’s Campaign Group Blasts Reeves Over Hospitality Taxes, Blaming Pubs’ Woes on Policy
Headline clash over taxes and pubs A campaign group linked to the King’s effort to safeguard pubs has extended its criticism to Labour’s Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, accusing her of applying taxes that threaten hospitality businesses. Pub is the Hub, among seven organisations created to protect pubs at risk of closure, has written to…
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Pub Campaigners Slam Reeves Over Tax Burdens as Pub Is The Hub Raises Alarm
Campaigners accuse Reeves of wrecking pubs as taxes bite A group associated with a long-standing campaign to protect Britain’s pubs has written to Labour’s Rachel Reeves, expressing what it calls “anger” at the taxes imposed on the hospitality sector. The letter, circulated by Pub is the Hub and its ally organisations, argues that recent policy…
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Can Britain Break Free from the ‘Moron Premium’ in Fiscal Policy?
Introduction: The question of a ‘moron premium’ in UK policy Britain entered the 2020s with a familiar narrative: inflation under control, interest rates hovering, and a political leadership battleground over fiscal credibility. The term “moron premium” has been used, often pejoratively, to describe the extra skepticism markets and voters assign to policy decisions that appear…
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Will Britain ever shake its ‘moron premium’? A closer look at policy, inflation, and growth
Introduction: the phrase and the finance landscape The idea of a country bearing a “moron premium” — a metaphorical cost attached to political missteps, policy confusion, or poor economic signals — has resurfaced in debates about the UK economy. As Rachel Reeves closes 2025 with encouraging data on inflation and gilt yields, the question becomes…