UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998
Rise in bond yields due to fuel prices and political stability concerns will eat away at Rachel Reeves’s fiscal headroom
Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges
Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter
Reform’s toxic thinking has infected Scottish politics – this week’s Holyrood elections will tell us how badly
For so long, the Scottish government has made a point of welcoming migrants. But I now see troubling changes in my country, says writer Jasmeen Kanwal
Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/01/tony-blair-thinktank-urges-labour-scrap-pension-triple-lock
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Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances
Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow | Larry Elliott
By Larry Elliott
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/britain-economy-stuck-tension-bond-markets
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Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds
Insolvency firm points to tax rises, staff costs and shaky consumer confidence after number increases to 62,193
UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds
Insolvency firm points to tax rises, staff costs and shaky consumer confidence after number increases to 62,193
Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers
Peers say chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvre
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