32 h. ago TOM UTLEY: £180,000 a year to teach a child to be an English gentleman? By the time he grows up, that species won't exist

My first thought when I read that a foreign businessman and his wife are seeking a £180,000-a-year tutor to turn their son into an 'English gentleman' was: 'Wow! Nice work if you can get it!'

Society

3 d. ago UK inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% for third month in a row

Annual September rate confounds forecasts of a rise, as pace of food price growth slows for first time since MarchBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation was unchanged last month at 3.8%, confounding expectations of a rise, in welcome news for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she plans for her crucial budget next month.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that inflation measured on the consumer prices index remained at the same level in September as in August and July. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Net Zero shambles as Rachel Reeves plans to hammer electric cars for tax

Ahead of her Budget next month, the Chancellor is said to be drawing up several proposals to hike taxes on EVs to ensure all drivers pay their fair share.

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to lay out plans to scrap paperwork for thousands of UK firms

The Chancellor is set to launch a fresh ‘crackdown on needless form-filling’ at the Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Economics

4 d. ago How thousands in London could be hit with new council tax bands under Rachel Reeves budget plans

Affluent people in the capital are rumoured to be among the main targets for the new taxes

Economics

5 d. ago How thousands could be hit with new council tax bands under Reeves budget plans

Affluent Londoners are rumoured to be among the main targets for the new taxes

Economics

8 d. ago TOM UTLEY: Imagine the furore if Dame Mary Beard had celebrated the demise of 'thicko black rugger buggers' at Cambridge!

Explaining why she thought Cambridge had become a more intelligent university since she and I were there in the 1970s, the celebrity classicist Dame Mary Beard came out with a remark...

Politics

8 d. ago Rachel Reeves plans to help struggling households in the Budget 'by cutting VAT on fuel bills' 

Rachel Reeves (pictured) said she was planning 'targeted action to deal with cost of living challenges' as she battles to reduce soaring inflation while balancing the books.

Economics

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves admits she is planning tax hikes and spending cuts in Budget

The Chancellor will have to fill a black hole estimated at around £50billion

Economics

9 d. ago Martin Lewis warns Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA cut plan will upset millions

MoneySavingExpert founder says Treasury would receive more tax and mortgage lenders would be hit

Events

1 week ago I fear Rachel Reeves is coming for your savings in the Budget but I've seen the fatal flaw: SYLVIA MORRIS

There are fears of cuts in Rachel Reeves' Budget on November 26. Let's hope the Chancellor sees sense.

Economics

1 week ago I fear Rachel Reeves is coming for your savings in her Budget... but I've seen the fatal flaw in her plan. This is how you can protect yourself and your money: SYLVIA MORRIS

There are fears of cuts in Rachel Reeves' Budget on November 26. Let's hope the Chancellor sees sense.

Economics

1 week ago Labour's Plan B on growth bulldozers! Desperate Rachel Reeves hopes slashing more planning rules can ease Budget crisis

Fresh additions to the Government's flagship planning Bill are aimed at speeding up the building of new water reservoirs, onshore wind farms and large housing schemes.

Events

2 w. ago TOM UTLEY: Are today's young really so pathetic they need help telling the difference between Rioja and Ribena?

During my misspent youth there were more occasions than I care to remember when I would stagger to work in the morning with the mother and father of all hangovers.

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves's Budget 'to loosen planning rules and mount £2bn tax raid on banks as well as raising VAT' in desperate attempt to balance the books

The Chancellor is scrambling to fill an estimated £30billion black hole in the public finances before she presents her next tax and spend package on 26 November.

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'to loosen planning rules again and hit banks for £2bn' as she scrambles to balance the books at her Budget

The Chancellor is scrambling to fill an estimated £30billion black hole in the public finances before she presents her next tax and spend package on 26 November.

Economics

2 w. ago Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system

Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of governmentRachel Reeves is set to announce a round of planning changes before the budget as a way to kickstart Britain’s sluggish economic growth, but ministers are at odds over how radical to be.The chancellor will announce a number of moves designed to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects, in the hope that they will fill about £3bn of her estimated £30bn black hole. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago TOM UTLEY: It's cruel and immoral of Reeves not to tell us whether she plans to snatch away tax

On the advice of my financial planners, this week I joined the stampede to grab a tax-free lump sum from my pension pot before next month's Budget , which so many of us dread.

Politics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge at Labour party conference

Rachel Reeves delivered her Labour party conference speech on Monday (29 September).

Politics

3 w. ago Watch live: Rachel Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge at Labour party conference

Watch live as Rachel Reeves delivers her Labour party conference speech on Monday (29 September).

Society