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id="article-528849" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-red" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="Kate Andrews" aria-label="Can Starmer force the NHS to change?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-andrews/"> Kate Andrews </a> <img width="88" height="88" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?w=88" class="avatar avatar-88 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Kate Andrews" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png 488w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=204,203 204w, 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https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=368,366 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=250,249 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=358,357 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=248,247 248w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=191,190 191w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=197,196 197w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-starmer-successfully-force-the-nhs-to-change/"> Can Starmer force the NHS to change? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">‘Hear me when I say this – no more money without reform.’ That was the Prime Minister’s message to the NHS only in September, when he promised the biggest reform of the health service since its founding.  But that’s not quite how it has panned out. Labour’s first Budget, which raised an additional £40 billion in tax, also announced an additional £22 billion for day-to-day spending within the NHS. Having allocated more than half of the tax rises to the health service, the promise from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves was that improvements would be forthcoming. It’s not obvious, however, that the NHS agrees.  There is never a circumstance where</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-527773" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-red" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="Emma Furnival" aria-label="Why does Rachel Reeves want to destroy our family farm?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/emma-furnival/"> Emma Furnival </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-does-rachel-reeves-want-to-destroy-our-family-farm/"> Why does Rachel Reeves want to destroy our family farm? </a> </h3> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528526" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-red" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="Alexander Kolyandr" aria-label="Russia’s tanking ruble spells trouble for Putin">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/alexander-kolyandr/"> Alexander Kolyandr </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/russias-tanking-ruble-spells-trouble-for-putin/"> Russia’s tanking ruble spells trouble for Putin </a> </h3> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528365" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-red" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="Matthew Lynn" aria-label="Is France heading for a Greek-style crisis?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-france-heading-for-a-greek-style-crisis/"> Is France heading for a Greek-style crisis? </a> </h3> </header>  </article> </div> <div class="economics__graph"> <iframe src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Ww02Q/" width="100%" height="460" frameborder="0" title="Featured economics graph"></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="economics__spotlight"> <header class="economics__spotlight-header"> <h2 class="heading heading--s">Spotlight</h2> <p class="economics__spotlight-description">Featured economics news and data.</p> </header> <article id="article-522962" class="article article--lead-up-vertical economics__spotlight-article article--lead-up article--vertical article--post article-- highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="Steerpike" aria-label="Revealed: Reeves’s tax rises expose Labour’s misleading manifesto claims">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/steerpike/"> Steerpike </a> <img width="64" height="64" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?w=64" class="avatar avatar-64 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Steerpike" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/revealed-reevess-tax-rises-expose-labours-misleading-manifesto-claims/"> Revealed: Reeves’s tax rises expose Labour’s misleading manifesto claims </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Casting his mind back to the election, Mr S recalls a heated debate about which party would raise taxes most. In the final televised debate before the national poll, Sir Keir Starmer was quick to accuse then-PM Rishi Sunak of ‘repeating a lie’ – that Labour were going to raise taxes by £2,000 per person. And, to be fair, he had a point: on Sunak’s own maths the Tories would have raised taxes by, er, £3,000 per person. Awkward… Mr S’s friends at The Spectator’s DataHub have crunched all the manifestos put out at the time to see just who really would be responsible for the greatest tax hikes – with</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/revealed-reevess-tax-rises-expose-labours-misleading-manifesto-claims/"> <img width="336" height="189" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kbe7y-tax-rises-manifestos-vs-budget-2.png?resize=336,189" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kbe7y-tax-rises-manifestos-vs-budget-2.png?resize=619,348 619w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kbe7y-tax-rises-manifestos-vs-budget-2.png?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kbe7y-tax-rises-manifestos-vs-budget-2.png?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kbe7y-tax-rises-manifestos-vs-budget-2.png?resize=500,281 500w" sizes="(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px" decoding="async" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> </article> <div class="economics__spotlight-graph"> <iframe src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Kbe7y/" width="100%" height="460" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Spotlight Graph"></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Tuesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="19 Nov 2024">19 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-526747" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--podcast article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Farmers won’t be quick to forgive Labour">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/michael-gove/"> Michael Gove </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png 400w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Michael-Gove.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/farmers-wont-be-quick-to-forgive-labour/"> Farmers won’t be quick to forgive Labour </a> </h3> <p class="article__duration"> <span class="article__duration-icon"> <svg class="svg-icon" role="presentation" focusable="false" height="14" width="14" viewbox="0 0 14 12"><path d="m6.173.45-3.39 3.389a.143.143 0 0 1-.1.041H1.428c-.632 0-1.143.512-1.143 1.144v1.952c0 .632.511 1.144 1.143 1.144h1.253c.038 0 .075.015.101.042l3.39 3.389a.571.571 0 0 0 .971-.403V.855a.572.572 0 0 0-.971-.406Zm4.166 1.529a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.808 4.544 4.544 0 0 1 0 6.427.571.571 0 0 0 .808.809 5.688 5.688 0 0 0 .003-8.041l-.003-.003ZM11.74.53a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.809 6.603 6.603 0 0 1 0 9.32.573.573 0 0 0 .794.823l.014-.014a7.747 7.747 0 0 0 0-10.938Zm-2.8 2.897a.572.572 0 1 0-.81.808 2.505 2.505 0 0 1 0 3.533.572.572 0 1 0 .808.805 3.65 3.65 0 0 0 .002-5.146Z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg> </span> 12 min listen </p> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster today to protest the inheritance tax changes proposed in Labour’s Budget. Amidst a sea of tweed and wellington boots, speeches and support came from the likes of Kemi Badenoch, Ed Davey, Nigel Farage and Jeremy Clarkson. To what extent is this just a fringe issue that the government will be able to brush off? Or has the issue exposed a rural blind spot for Labour? And how lasting could the damage be? Katy Balls and Spectator editor Michael Gove discuss with James Heale.  But first, William Moore has been out and about getting the views of farmers directly from the protest… Produced by Patrick</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/farmers-wont-be-quick-to-forgive-labour/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184956456.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-526654" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Britain should side with Trump over Europe">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-should-side-with-trump-over-europe/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-688109050.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-688109050.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-688109050.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-688109050.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-688109050.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-688109050.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Matthew Lynn" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-should-side-with-trump-over-europe/"> Britain should side with Trump over Europe </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It may well be the biggest and most significant choice the Starmer administration will have to take. If Donald Trump decides to impose huge tariffs on China, potentially sparking a global trade war, the UK will have to decide whether it backs America, or tries to steer a softer path with the European Union. All the indications are that it will choose Europe. The trouble is, that will prove a huge mistake – the British economy is very different from the rest of Europe, and we will be thrown overboard as soon as it is convenient.  The contrast has ground to a halt, and it makes little sense to tie</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Monday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="18 Nov 2024">18 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-526470" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="How many farmers will be hit by Labour’s inheritance tax raid?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/michael-simmons/"> Michael Simmons </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Michael Simmons" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-many-farmers-will-really-be-hit-by-labours-inheritance-tax-raid/"> How many farmers will be hit by Labour’s inheritance tax raid? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Tens of thousands of farmers will descend on Westminster in their tractors tomorrow to protest at inheritance tax changes that could see them pay death duties when they hand down their farms. The government doesn’t understand the fuss. It says they are just targeting wealthy land buyers trying to dodge tax. Meanwhile the farmers argue their way of life risks being wiped out. Who’s right? Two in five farmers are over the age of 60, so it’s not impossible the tax ends up having to be paid soon The government says the changes ‘are expected to affect the wealthiest 500 estates each year with smaller farms not affected’ – and</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-many-farmers-will-really-be-hit-by-labours-inheritance-tax-raid/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-103322878.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-103322878.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-103322878.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-103322878.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-103322878.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-103322878.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Sunday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="17 Nov 2024">17 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-525599" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Can Kent’s hop industry survive?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/paddy-stephens/"> Paddy Stephens </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/who-can-save-britains-hop-pickers/"> Can Kent’s hop industry survive? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">There is something quintessentially English about hop fields. Rows of ten foot wooden stakes rise from the grass, perhaps three feet apart, holding up a network of wires. In the summer, hops grow up these wires like vines, forming a fragrant, uneven wall of green shades: darker leaves with soft lime-green cones. The industry has shaped Kent for centuries with terraces of former pickers’ cottages lining the lanes, and dark clay cone-shaped oast houses – remnants of a time before hops were dried industrially – dotting the landscape. Local museums preserve the testimonies of poor Londoners who escaped here from the East End in the early 20th century to spend</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/who-can-save-britains-hop-pickers/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=1004,669 1004w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-160188557.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Saturday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="16 Nov 2024">16 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-526368" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Without America, Britain’s economy will stall">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/ross-clark/"> Ross Clark </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Ross Clark" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/without-america-britains-economy-will-stall/"> Without America, Britain’s economy will stall </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The comments by Stephen Moore, Donald Trump’s economic adviser, should not really be controversial. ‘I’ve always said that Britain has to decide,’ he said from Florida, where he is preparing the new administration’s economic policy. ‘Do you want to go towards the European socialist model or do you want to go towards the US free market? Lately it seems like they [Britain] are shifting more in a European model and so if that’s the case I think we’d be less interested in a free trade deal.’ He is right. Britain absolutely does have to decide whether it wants to be closer to the US economic model or to carry on</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/without-america-britains-economy-will-stall/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=1002,668 1002w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-997572686.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Friday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="15 Nov 2024">15 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="two-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-526210" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Andrew Bailey will regret reopening the Brexit debate">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Matthew Lynn" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/andrew-bailey-will-regret-reopening-the-brexit-debate/"> Andrew Bailey will regret reopening the Brexit debate </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Business taxes are soaring. Employment rights have been massively extended, the trade unions are getting more powers, companies are too dependent on low-skilled immigrants, and the planning system still makes it impossible to build anything. There are plenty of challenges facing the British economy that the Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey could have drawn attention to in his Mansion House speech last night. And yet, instead he decided to reopen the Brexit debate. That was surely a mistake. There are two big problems with Bailey’s decision to reopen that can of worms Addressing the City alongside the Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Thursday, Bailey argued that relations with</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/andrew-bailey-will-regret-reopening-the-brexit-debate/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=825,550 825w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Baily.webp?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--two-up"> <article id="article-526190" class="article article--two-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Labour’s first growth figures are seriously disappointing">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/these-growth-figures-are-seriously-disappointing-for-labour/"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BrokenBritainCoverWeb.jpg.webp?resize=150,150" class="ratio-1/1" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BrokenBritainCoverWeb.jpg.webp?resize=683,683 683w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BrokenBritainCoverWeb.jpg.webp?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BrokenBritainCoverWeb.jpg.webp?resize=375,375 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BrokenBritainCoverWeb.jpg.webp?resize=500,500 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BrokenBritainCoverWeb.jpg.webp?resize=640,640 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-andrews/"> Kate Andrews </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Kate Andrews" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png 488w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=204,203 204w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=151,150 151w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=331,330 331w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=157,156 157w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=285,284 285w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=233,232 233w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=201,200 201w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=321,320 321w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=368,366 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=250,249 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=358,357 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=248,247 248w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=191,190 191w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=197,196 197w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/these-growth-figures-are-seriously-disappointing-for-labour/"> Labour’s first growth figures are seriously disappointing </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Forecasts are one thing, results are another. It’s a tough morning for the government, as the Office for National Statistics publishes the first quarterly growth figures since Labour entered Downing Street. The figures are disappointing: the UK economy only managed to grow by 0.1 per cent between July and September, lower than had been expected (market consensus was 0.2 per cent). Furthermore, GDP fell by 0.1 per cent in September this year, with production output – which contracted by 0.5 per cent – acting as the main contributor to the fall. The news lands just after Rachel Reeves’s first Mansion House speech, where free trade, city regulation and pension reform were</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-526184" class="article article--two-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Rachel Reeves is turning into Gordon Brown">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/rachel-reeves-set-out-to-boost-the-city/"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184070035-e1731628144659.jpg?resize=150,150" class="ratio-1/1" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184070035-e1731628144659.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184070035-e1731628144659.jpg?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184070035-e1731628144659.jpg?resize=375,375 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184070035-e1731628144659.jpg?resize=500,500 500w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/ross-clark/"> Ross Clark </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Ross Clark" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/rachel-reeves-set-out-to-boost-the-city/"> Rachel Reeves is turning into Gordon Brown </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Rachel Reeves is beginning to look awfully like Gordon Brown. Study the actions of this government so far and you would hardly say that deregulation was its big idea. True, Keir Starmer did claim at his investment summit last month that he was going to slash red tape. Angela Rayner wants planning laws relaxed to allow new homes on the green belt and Ed Miliband wants wind farms, solar farms and pylons just about everywhere – without the locals being given much of a say. Reeves did not elaborate on which regulations she intends to tear down in her quest to boost the City of London But look at the</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Thursday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="14 Nov 2024">14 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-526024" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Will Rachel Reeves’ pension shake-up really boost growth?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-andrews/"> Kate Andrews </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Kate Andrews" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png 488w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=204,203 204w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=151,150 151w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=331,330 331w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=157,156 157w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=285,284 285w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=233,232 233w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=201,200 201w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=321,320 321w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=368,366 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=250,249 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=358,357 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=248,247 248w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=191,190 191w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=197,196 197w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-rachel-reeves-pension-shake-up-really-boost-growth/"> Will Rachel Reeves’ pension shake-up really boost growth? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver her first Mansion House speech in the City of London tonight, one word is set to be emphasised: growth. ‘Last month’s Budget fixed the foundations to restore economic stability and put our public services on a firmer footing,’ she will tell her audience of bankers and City workers. ‘Now we’re going for growth.’ Her sights are set on pensions. The Chancellor is expected to announce what is being billed as the ‘biggest set of reforms to the pensions market in decades,’ with the Treasury estimating these changes could unlock up to £80 billion in additional investment for Britain. Not everyone is convinced about</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-rachel-reeves-pension-shake-up-really-boost-growth/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2173697826.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2173697826.jpg?resize=729,486 729w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2173697826.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2173697826.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2173697826.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2173697826.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Wednesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="13 Nov 2024">13 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="two-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-525634" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The world isn’t listening to Keir Starmer’s climate preaching">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/ross-clark/"> Ross Clark </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Ross Clark" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-world-isnt-listening-to-keir-starmers-climate-preaching/"> The world isn’t listening to Keir Starmer’s climate preaching </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Keir Starmer said he was travelling to Cop 29 in Baku intending to “lead the world on climate change”. But it must surely be obvious that he is, instead, barking at a world that is heading in the opposite direction. Last year’s grand talk about “phasing down” fossil fuels at Cop 28 notwithstanding, today’s Global Carbon Budget Report forecasts that global carbon emissions will hit another record high in 2024, reaching 41.6 billion tonnes, up from 40.6 billion tonnes in 2023. The report calls this “marginal”, but it’s actually a 2.5 per cent increase, including all carbon emissions from industry and land use, as well as fossil fuel burning. How</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-world-isnt-listening-to-keir-starmers-climate-preaching/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184356695.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184356695.jpg?resize=737,491 737w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184356695.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184356695.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184356695.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2184356695.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--two-up"> <article id="article-525586" class="article article--two-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="League tables alone won’t force the NHS to change">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/league-tables-alone-wont-force-the-nhs-to-change/"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2179034745-e1731494209381.jpg?resize=150,150" class="ratio-1/1" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2179034745-e1731494209381.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2179034745-e1731494209381.jpg?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2179034745-e1731494209381.jpg?resize=375,375 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2179034745-e1731494209381.jpg?resize=500,500 500w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-andrews/"> Kate Andrews </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Kate Andrews" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png 488w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=204,203 204w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=151,150 151w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=331,330 331w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=157,156 157w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=285,284 285w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=233,232 233w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=201,200 201w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=321,320 321w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=368,366 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=250,249 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=358,357 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=248,247 248w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=191,190 191w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=197,196 197w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/league-tables-alone-wont-force-the-nhs-to-change/"> League tables alone won’t force the NHS to change </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">When Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that over half the new tax rises in her first Budget would go straight into the National Health Service, an immediate question followed: where’s the reform? The big health promise made by this government, after all, was to tie any additional money to an NHS overhaul – the biggest in its history. And it was the Prime Minister who only a few months ago, when speaking at the Kings Fund in London, said ‘hear me when I say this, no more money without reform’. Yet there in the Budget was an additional £22 billion for day-to-day spending, with seemingly no strings attached. The biggest announcement</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-525554" class="article article--two-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="If anyone can fix America’s bloated state, it’s Elon Musk">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/if-anyone-can-fix-americas-bloated-state-its-elon-musk/"> <img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180769486_51032f.jpg?resize=150,150" class="ratio-1/1" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180769486_51032f.jpg?resize=678,678 678w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180769486_51032f.jpg?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180769486_51032f.jpg?resize=375,375 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180769486_51032f.jpg?resize=500,500 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2180769486_51032f.jpg?resize=640,640 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Matthew Lynn" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/if-anyone-can-fix-americas-bloated-state-its-elon-musk/"> If anyone can fix America’s bloated state, it’s Elon Musk </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Perhaps he will walk through the lobby of the Pentagon with a kitchen sink. Or fire the entire IT department at the Fed, shift the IRS to Mars, while replacing traffic police with fully autonomous Tesla robo-cops. No one has any real idea yet what Elon Musk, the entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX, might come up with now he has been appointed by Donald Trump to head up a new Department of Government Efficiency (or ‘Doge’). One point is certain, however. There will be some spectacular fireworks. And it will throw down a challenge to bloated governments everywhere.  Nobody gets to amass a $300 billion fortune, working in manufacturing and</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Tuesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="12 Nov 2024">12 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-525199" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="There are now seven million migrant workers in the UK">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/michael-simmons/"> Michael Simmons </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Michael Simmons" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michael_orig_512.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/there-are-now-seven-million-migrant-workers-in-the-uk/"> There are now seven million migrant workers in the UK </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">For the first time ever there are seven million migrant workers in Britain’s job market. Figures released by the ONS this morning show that more than one in five jobs in Britain is now filled by someone born overseas – despite a fall in EU workers since Brexit. Overall, that’s an increase of 183,000 – equivalent to a town the size of Warrington or a city the size of Southend – since the election, and up over one million since the first lockdown. The rest of this morning’s ONS release suggest the jobs market could be about to face a slowdown. The ONS stats show employers reducing hiring. Above inflation pay</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/there-are-now-seven-million-migrant-workers-in-the-uk/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1618320362.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1618320362.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1618320362.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1618320362.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1618320362.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1618320362.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Monday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="11 Nov 2024">11 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-525052" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The truth about Britain’s transition to ‘clean energy’">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/alex-klaushofer/"> Alex Klaushofer </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-truth-about-britains-transition-to-clean-energy/"> The truth about Britain’s transition to ‘clean energy’ </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The timing couldn’t have been worse. Under leaden November skies, came news of what many have suspected: energy rationing for British households could be officially on the cards. The NESO-Miliband plan for a low-carbon future is going to involve a lot more than just waiting a while for a cup of tea The bearer of these tidings is the National Energy System Operator (NESO), the UK’s new energy systems operator which began work last month. NESO’s first main act has been to publish a report arguing that ‘demand side flexibility’ – which appears to be a euphemism for rationing at peak hours – is vital if the country is to make the</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-truth-about-britains-transition-to-clean-energy/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1797845576.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1797845576.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1797845576.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1797845576.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1797845576.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1797845576.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-525024" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Labour is doomed if it is blamed for price rises">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labour-is-doomed-if-it-is-blamed-for-price-rises/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=963,642 963w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Crashing_se_FORF1.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Matthew Lynn" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labour-is-doomed-if-it-is-blamed-for-price-rises/"> Labour is doomed if it is blamed for price rises </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It emerged over the weekend that Tesco might have to start putting up prices. So, we have learned over the past few days, will Sainsbury’s, BT, and even JD Wetherspoons, a company that is usually committed to keeping prices as low as possible. One by one, many of the major consumer brands in the UK have said they will have to push up the amount they charge their customers, and are pinning the blame for that on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget. The trouble is, the government seems unable to find a response. It is losing control of the narrative, and will soon find itself blamed for a fresh spike</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Sunday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="10 Nov 2024">10 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-524579" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump is a masterstroke">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Matthew Lynn" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/elon-musks-support-for-donald-trump-is-a-masterstroke/"> Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump is a masterstroke </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Elon Musk contributed huge sums of money. He campaigned relentlessly. And his social media network X provided a platform for the candidate. Of all the architects of Donald Trump’s return to the White House this week, arguably none was more influential than Musk, and certainly none were playing for such high stakes. If he had lost, the X owner would have faced a furious regulatory backlash. As it happens, however, the election has been a triumph for Musk – and will make him more powerful than ever. Even from this side of the pond, it was hard to escape Musk’s presence during the US election. The entrepreneur behind Tesla and</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/elon-musks-support-for-donald-trump-is-a-masterstroke/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2176089209.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2176089209.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2176089209.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2176089209.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2176089209.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2176089209.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-524741" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Are the super rich really abandoning Britain?">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/are-the-super-rich-really-abandoning-britain/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-972980478-e1731069781953.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/ross-clark/"> Ross Clark </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Ross Clark" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/are-the-super-rich-really-abandoning-britain/"> Are the super rich really abandoning Britain? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">With an urgency not always noted in plumbers, Charlie Mullins announced earlier this year that he was leaving the country, before even waiting for the Budget fallout. He put his £12 million penthouse on the market and is busy buying up properties in Spain and Dubai, between which he will now spend his time. Inheritance tax, he said, was his main bugbear. He has already cashed out of his business, Pimlico Plumbers, which he sold for £145 million three years ago. Wealth managers are enjoying boom times like never before He didn’t even wait for the budget, but now it has been delivered has the real exodus begun? To judge</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Friday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="8 Nov 2024">8 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-524709" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Trump’s tariff plans don’t have to spell bad news for Britain">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/ross-clark/"> Ross Clark </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Ross Clark" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trumps-tariff-plans-dont-have-to-spell-bad-news-for-britain/"> Trump’s tariff plans don’t have to spell bad news for Britain </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">On the face of it, Donald Trump’s threat to impose general import tariffs of 10 to 20 per cent on all goods – and much higher levies on those from China – is bad news for Britain, the US and the world. That protectionism makes us poorer is a lesson which seems to have to be re-learned every generation. The last time America was forced to learn the hard way was when George W Bush tried to protect the US steel industry with punitive tariffs on imports of steel in 2002. A US government review later concluded that the tariffs had cost 200,000 jobs in US by increasing the prices</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trumps-tariff-plans-dont-have-to-spell-bad-news-for-britain/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182986401-e1731059604950.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Thursday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="7 Nov 2024">7 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-524592" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The interest rate cut is good news for Labour">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-andrews/"> Kate Andrews </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Kate Andrews" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png 488w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=204,203 204w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=151,150 151w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=331,330 331w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=157,156 157w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=285,284 285w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=233,232 233w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=201,200 201w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=321,320 321w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=368,366 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=250,249 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=358,357 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=248,247 248w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=191,190 191w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=197,196 197w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/todays-rate-cut-is-good-news-for-labour/"> The interest rate cut is good news for Labour </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The Bank of England has announced its rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5 per cent to 4.75 per cent. The decision, voted 8-1 by the Monetary Policy Committee, is the second rate cut to be announced by Threadneedle Street since the inflation crisis began. Markets were expecting a rate cut today, after the Bank held rates in September. The BoE has been clear that bringing down the base rate will be a slow and steady process, as the Committee continues to assess the impact of lower rates on the economy and potential inflationary effects. This ‘gradual approach’ was reconfirmed today in the MPC’s minutes,</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/todays-rate-cut-is-good-news-for-labour/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182701329.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Wednesday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="6 Nov 2024">6 Nov 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-524129" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Is No. 10 coming for game shooting next?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/martin-vander-weyer/"> Martin Vander Weyer </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Martin Vander Weyer" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Martin_VW.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-no-10-coming-for-game-shooting-next/"> Is No. 10 coming for game shooting next? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I confess I was lunching at L’Escargot in Greek Street as Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget. My excuse was that I thought I already knew what was in it – but in reality the package was even more anti-business than I feared. My punishment was a risotto too glutinous to finish, but the Chancellor’s 76-minute sermon proved just as indigestible when I tuned in later. Like the wild mushrooms in my dish, the more pungent Budget measures had to be picked out of a blander mass – and I was roused from postprandial torpor by a call from a veteran entrepreneur, regularly quoted here under a variety of disguises, in</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-no-10-coming-for-game-shooting-next/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AOB-iStock.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AOB-iStock.jpg?resize=1001,667 1001w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AOB-iStock.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AOB-iStock.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AOB-iStock.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, 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