Opinion | Britain Budgets for National Decline
Labour’s tax increases are pushing workers and investors abroad. The Editorial Board Source link
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U.K. Government Borrowing Runs Ahead of Plan as Budget Looms
The U.K. government’s borrowing continued to run ahead of projections in October, a deterioration in its finances that it will aim to correct with tax rises and some…
Read more U.K. Government Borrowing Runs Ahead of Plan as Budget LoomsU.K. Follows Europe and U.S. in Crackdown on Asylum Seekers
LONDON—The U.K. government on Monday announced an overhaul of its immigration policy to deter asylum seekers from arriving on British shores, the latest European nation to tighten rules…
Read more U.K. Follows Europe and U.S. in Crackdown on Asylum SeekersOpinion | British Labour’s Fiscal Mess
Britain’s stock and bond markets flopped Friday morning on new evidence that the country’s Labour Party leadership doesn’t have a clue what to do about the economy or…
Read more Opinion | British Labour’s Fiscal MessU.K. Economy Grows at Slower Pace Ahead of Budget
GDP rose 0.1% in the third quarter, compared with 0.3% in the second, amid uncertainty about the government’s budget and the impact of a cyberattack on a major…
Read more U.K. Economy Grows at Slower Pace Ahead of BudgetBritain Is Preparing Tens of Billions in New Taxes—Again
LONDON—The U.K. has long been torn between two mutually exclusive desires: Voters want European levels of welfare with American levels of taxation. By accident or design, that debate…
Read more Britain Is Preparing Tens of Billions in New Taxes—AgainOpinion | When Irish Eyes Are Glaring
Tensions with the U.S. will heighten under the new left-wing president. Robert C. O’Brien Source link
Read more Opinion | When Irish Eyes Are GlaringU.K. Treasury Chief Says Lowering Inflation Will Be Budget Focus
The U.K. government’s upcoming budget will focus on lowering inflation and paving the way for the Bank of England to lower its key interest rate, treasury chief Rachel…
Read more U.K. Treasury Chief Says Lowering Inflation Will Be Budget FocusEurope’s Role Reversal: The Problem Economies Are Now Further North
The European debt crisis of the early 2010s created an image of a continent cleaved in two: The fiscally responsible core countries led by Germany versus the spendthrift…
Read more Europe’s Role Reversal: The Problem Economies Are Now Further NorthOpinion | The U.K. Stabbing Is Every Commuter’s Nightmare
For those of us who ride the commuter rails and subways daily, Saturday night’s mass stabbing on a London-bound train is a nightmare brought to life. In such…
Read more Opinion | The U.K. Stabbing Is Every Commuter’s NightmareMass Stabbing on Train to London Causes Life-Threatening Injuries
Police made two arrests after the train was stopped in Huntingdon, near Cambridge, and say there is no sign of a terrorist motive. Source link
Read more Mass Stabbing on Train to London Causes Life-Threatening InjuriesKey Moments in the Downfall of Prince Andrew
After years of damaging headlines over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and allegations of sexually abusing a teenager, Andrew has been stripped of all his titles and his…
Read more Key Moments in the Downfall of Prince AndrewWhy Buckingham Palace Decided to Get Rid of Andrew
LONDON—In recent days, King Charles III moved decisively to shut down a slow-burning scandal that threatened to tarnish not only his reign but that of his son Prince…
Read more Why Buckingham Palace Decided to Get Rid of AndrewBOE to Embrace Uncertainty, and Bernanke’s Guidance, With Communications Revamp
The central bank place will more emphasis on developments that could upend its expectations and less on forecasts that convey too much certainty about the future. Paul Hannon…
Read more BOE to Embrace Uncertainty, and Bernanke’s Guidance, With Communications RevampPrince Andrew Stripped of Royal Title by King Charles
Andrew’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and new revelations about longstanding abuse allegations forced the king’s hand. Max Colchester Source link
Read more Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal Title by King CharlesJapan Woos Trump With a Royal Welcome
TOKYO—The British aren’t the only ones who can sprinkle a little royal stardust when President Trump comes to town. As Trump pays a visit to Tokyo this week,…
Read more Japan Woos Trump With a Royal WelcomeIt Sits on a Vast Haul of Mineral Wealth. Now This Arctic City Must Be Moved.
The underground wealth beneath the Arctic city of Kiruna fuels Sweden’s economy and is a central cog in one of Europe’s core defense industries. It has also, quite…
Read more It Sits on a Vast Haul of Mineral Wealth. Now This Arctic City Must Be Moved.Opinion | Britain’s Do-It-Yourself Version of Chinese Sabotage
A ‘spying’ case that may have been a mistake all along sows more distrust than Beijing ever could. Joseph C. Sternberg Source link
Read more Opinion | Britain’s Do-It-Yourself Version of Chinese SabotageU.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Holds Steady
The U.K.’s annual rate of inflation in September unexpectedly held at the pace of the previous month, raising the chance that Bank of England policymakers could cut interest…
Read more U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Holds SteadyOpinion | China’s Big London Spy Platform
Did Britain’s Labour government torpedo a spying case to appease Beijing? Prime Minister Keir Starmer finds himself on the defensive as the opposition claims his government prioritized economic…
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