World news | The Guardian13h ago
‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/doge-of-the-left-save-uk-taxpayers-30bn-green-thinktank #Politics #Thinktanks #PublicFinance #Society #GreenParty #UkNews #TaxAndSpending #TaxAvoidance #Crime #Privatisation #EconomicPolicy #EconomicGrowthGdp #Economics #Business
‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services

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Opinion | The Guardian US1d ago
The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-war-energy-markets-and-a-dangerous-illusion #UsisraelWarOnIran #Energy #DonaldTrump #KeirStarmer #RachelReeves #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsForeignPolicy #TaxAndSpending
The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion

Editorial: Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one

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Opinion | The Guardian US5d ago
It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/early-years-care-free-for-all-labour-fight #Childcare #Children #Education #Labour #Politics #UkNews #Society #TaxAndSpending
It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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World news | The GuardianMar 17
Reeves plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/rachel-reeves-plans-regional-national-tax-revenues-mais-lecture #Economics #Business #TaxAndSpending #RachelReeves #Politics #UkNews
Reeves plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues

Chancellor seeks to tackle centralised and ‘geographically unequal’ country in ‘a genuine break with the past’

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 13
British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it | Jonathan Portes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/britain-fake-numbers-ai-investment-politics #Labour #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Business #TaxAndSpending
British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it

A claim that the UK is attracting billions of pounds in AI investment has been debunked. That’s no surprise when our establishment runs on dubious ‘good news’, says Jonathan Portes, a professor at King’s College London and former senior civil servant

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US news | The GuardianMar 11
Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest #UsNews #TaxAndSpending #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #UsisraelWarOnIran #Money #TrumpAdministration #ProtestUs #UsPolitics
Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump

Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 10
The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/10/britain-social-care-politicians-public-national-care-service #SocialCare #England #TaxAndSpending #Nhs #Labour #AndyBurnham #LouiseCasey #Politics #Society #UkNews #Health
The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken

If anyone can make the public pay for a national care service, it’s Louise Casey, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 3
Rachel Reeves claims UK economy can beat forecasts again – is she right? Our writers discuss https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/03/rachel-reeves-uk-economy-spring-forecast-labour #SpringForecast2026 #RachelReeves #Labour #TaxAndSpending #Politics #Business #UkNews
Rachel Reeves claims UK economy can beat forecasts again – is she right? Our writers discuss

The chancellor insists Labour has ‘the right economic plan’ for a world that has become ‘yet more uncertain’

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World news | The GuardianMar 1
OBR a backseat driver with out-of-date maps, thinktanks tell Rachel Reeves https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/obr-office-for-budget-responsibility-thinktanks-rachel-reeves #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #Economics #RachelReeves #EconomicPolicy #TaxAndSpending #Labour #Politics #Business #UkNews
OBR a backseat driver with out-of-date maps, thinktanks tell Rachel Reeves

Chancellor urged to reform Office for Budget Responsibility to open way to more public investment

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World news | The GuardianFeb 27
Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/27/appeal-court-rejects-challenge-vat-uk-private-school-fees #PrivateSchools #TaxAndSpending #FaithSchools #CourtOfAppeal #HumanRights #Schools #Education #UkNews #Politics
Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees

Parents opposing plans told they can home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools

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