News Round-Up
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
by Will Jones
Rachel Reeves cannot blame Donald Trump's trade war for the downgrade in the UK's growth prospects, the IMF has said, as it warns that Britain's inflation rate will be higher than in the US.
Why is the UK in constant decline while Singapore thrives? What lessons does the one-time British city-state have for the UK? Prof Peter Coclanis and Dr Tilak Doshi have an idea: its leaders aren't bleeding heart liberals.
A giant gas field has been discovered under Lincolnshire that could fuel the UK's entire needs for a decade, reducing dependence on imports and generating tens of thousands of jobs, an energy company has said.
Ben Pile brands the Government's 'growth agenda' as empty political theatre, with wooden actors stumbling through hollow lines, written by someone who has no clue what growth actually is.
Ed Miliband skipped Rachel Reeves's speech announcing support for a third runway at Heathrow in an apparent snub to plans that he previously threated to resign over.
It's welcome to see growth overcoming Net Zero considerations when it comes to the Labour Government's line on Heathrow expansion. But is it a false dawn for the demise of green ideology, asks Ben Pile.
Rachel Reeves's growth agenda has clashed with Net Zero as London Mayor Sadiq Khan prepares to lead a Labour rebellion against the Chancellor's backing for a third runway at Heathrow over environmental concerns.
Rachel Reeves's abject failure as Chancellor is calling into question the authority of the entire tyrannical class, says Dr. David McGrogan. That's because it exposes that their technocratic 'competence' is a delusion.
Britain is on the brink of a recession after official figures were revised to show zero growth in the third quarter of the year and living standards fell, with Rachel Reeves's horror Budget blamed.
More than half of people in the U.K. receive more in benefits than they contribute in taxes, official figures show – and it's only going to get worse. No wonder we can't afford anything.
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