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‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/theres-a-risk-of-another-liz-truss-moment-city-raises-spectre-of-bond-market-meltdown-again #GovernmentBorrowing #BudgetDeficit #Gilts #Bonds #EconomicPolicy #EconomicGrowthGdp #Economics #Politics #Business #UkNews #LizTruss #KeirStarmer #Labour #FinancialSector #Banking #TaxAndSpending #PublicFinance #BankOfEngland #RachelR...

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous

The Guardian

NewsletterTF Apr 29

Borrowing Down, But Storm Clouds Gather

UK government borrowing fell to £132 billion for the year ending March 2026. But the Iran conflict could increase costs and borrowing soon.

#UKeconomy, #GovernmentBorrowing, #IranConflict, #EnergyCosts, #PublicFinance

https://newsletter.tf/uk-borrowing-drops-iran-conflict-may-raise-costs/

NewsletterTF Apr 29

UK government borrowing fell to £132 billion, the lowest in three years. However, rising global energy costs due to the Iran conflict could increase borrowing again.

#UKeconomy, #GovernmentBorrowing, #IranConflict, #EnergyCosts, #PublicFinance
https://newsletter.tf/uk-borrowing-drops-iran-conflict-may-raise-costs/

UK Borrowing Drops, But Iran Conflict May Raise Costs

UK government borrowing fell to £132 billion for the year ending March 2026. But the Iran conflict could increase costs and borrowing soon.

NewsletterTF

Paul Armitage Apr 27

Budget pressure is where architecture stops being presentation art. You learn fast whether the estate was built for graceful trade-offs or optimistic funding fairy tales. #PublicFinance #EnterpriseArchitecture

Viral Trend Daily Apr 25

What makes this notable is not only the rescue idea itself, but the structure being discussed. Reporting suggests a targeted intervention for one private airline rather than a systemwide emergency program, which raises obvious questions about precedent, market distortion, and political favoritism.
#SpiritAirlines #Aviation #PublicFinance #USPolitics #MarketIntervention #TravelIndustry

Urbanism Now Apr 14

As housing crises deepen across cities, Land Value Capture is at the center of debates over housing and equitable development; this new report argues modest reforms cannot fix a system built on unequal land ownership and speculation.

https://housingevidence.ac.uk/project/who-should-own-the-value-of-land-housing-power-and-the-deep-politics-of-land-value-capture/

#urbanism #urbanplanning #LandValueCapture #AffordableHousing #PublicFinance

Who should own the value of land? Housing, power and the deep politics of land value capture - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence

UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence

The Bad Place Mar 25

The Guardian | ‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank by Heather Stewart Economics editor

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

A “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank.

Launched amid growing interest in the future manifesto of Zack Polanksi’s Green party, the Verdant thinktank will be co-chaired by James Meadway, a former adviser to Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, and civil society campaigner Deborah Doane.

#publicfinance #taxavoidance #thinktanks