The Sunday Times has announced that Sunak will be its new columnist. Writing a weekly column in Business section…
Ben Taylor, editor of the Sunday Times, said: “I am delighted to welcome such an illustrious and respected figure to the team. Rishi’s vast expertise and brilliant mind will help readers navigate what is an increasingly challenging and complex business landscape.” Ask him about how to raise taxes to the highest level since the war…
Andy Haldane, Burnham’s recent adviser on the economy who has not taken up a No10 job, told Andrew Marr on LBC:
“The market now suspects that this is a traditional tax-and-spend socialist government with better TikTok videos…
imposing windfall taxes on oil & gas or on banks or upping capital gains tax would […] repeat the mistake that Rachel made […] The Achilles heel, the fiscal Achilles heel of this government thus far has been its unwillingness and/or inability to cut public spending.”