Oil prices mean Starmer must raise tax or face recession The Iran war is a tax hike imposed by Donald Trump on consumers across the planet By Will Dunn Photo by Jaimi Joy/Getty Images In every major economy, finance ministers are asking the same question:... See more
The Mecca of the lanyard class This is the reality of the British economy: conferences, video games and more conferences By Will Dunn Photo by Alamy The British conference industry gets through ten million square metres of carpet per year. Rolled out as g... See more
Rachel Reeves is pretending everything is absolutely fine This Spring Statement didn’t take account of an inconvenient event: the outbreak of war By Will Dunn Illustration by André Carrilho There are two genuinely amusing types of road sign in the UK. The... See more
Will Iran deepen the cost-of-living crisis? Britain and Europe must prepare for soaring energy prices By Will Dunn Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 at a critical moment for the European ga... See more
Abandon all hope at the Your Party hustings Zoom-related difficulties besieged the party’s CEC election hustings By Will Dunn Illustration by André Carrilho Of all the questions to ask Jeremy Corbyn at the beginning of a political hustings, “What is your ... See more