Economic Policy

Energy Bill VAT Cut Gives Standing Charge A Tiny Chair

The Government plans to remove VAT from household electricity on 1 October 2026, offering expected savings while the standing charge takes a tiny chair.

Inflation Brought Under Control by Making the Graph Taller

Inflation rises to 2.9 per cent. Sir Decimal Porridge responds with a taller graph, a wider screen and receipts that look cheaper sideways.

Whitehall Tackles Rough Sleeping With 24 Doors Nobody Can Live Behind

Whitehall’s rough sleeping Christmas drive has funding, a summit and a deadline. The advent calendar is already exceeding its targets.

Treasury Asked to Forward All Economic Growth to Manchester

Andy Burnham’s No 10 North is taking on economic growth policy from the Treasury, raising the administrative possibility that prosperity can now be redirected by postcode.

Government Solves Budget Crisis by Suggesting Poor People Try Being Less Poor