Rachel Reeves must rethink fiscal rules as welfare cuts will inflict real pain

Rachel Reeves must rethink fiscal rules as welfare cuts will inflict real pain

Writing for the Record, Stephen Boyd of IPPR Scotland urges Rachel Reeves to consider alternative means to raise badly needed revenues for public services.

Why Britain Can Never Cut Public Spending – The Daily Sceptic

Rachel Reeves has announced a £3.25bn transformation fund to supposedly bring down the costs of government. This is likely to be as ineffective as the Office for Value for Money and just more waste, says David Craig. The post Why Britain Can Never Cut Public Spending appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

'New Rachel Reeves blow as her tax hikes CUT revenues - as HMRC warned'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has battered taxpayers to the point where revenues risk falling rather than rising.

Rachel Reeves's claim of a 'moral duty' to cut disability benefits is a hollow lie - Vox Political

Rachel Reeves's claim of a 'moral duty' to cut disability benefits is a hollow lie and a smokescreen for increasing poverty. He claim is that it is a "moral duty" to get disabled people into work, as though slashing their benefits is some kind of benevolent nudge toward employment rather than a brutal act of [...] The post Rachel Reeves’s claim of a ‘moral duty’ to cut disability benefits is a hollow lie appeared first on Vox Political.

Rachel Reeves’ 4 tax hikes set to cost British families over £1,000 per year

British households are set to pay an average of £1,112 more in taxes annually from April, according to a new analysis. The Government’s sweeping tax reforms, aimed at raising nearly £27billion for the Treasury, will affect households across all income levels. The analysis by Policy Engine for the Institute of Economic Affairs showed that the wealthiest will lose £2,729 on average, while the poorest will face an additional £796 in costs. The impa…

Unsung Britain bears the brunt • Resolution Foundation

Afternoon all, My son’s hot take on the Spring Statement was “I heard someone say on the radio that Rachel Reeves stuck to her own rules. That’s good. Not like Boris Johnson when he made those rules for everyone then had a party!!” This neatly summarises the two bits of political news that have cut through in his young life: 1) the importance of fiscal rules, and 2) partygate. Something about rules seems to get kids’ attention, but it’s possible…