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• Three moments where Budgets have gone wrong

  28-10-2024 10:30 via ft.com
  
  Could Rachel Reeves’ first Budget have unintended long-term consequences like Gordon Brown’s?
  
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• Reform’s reality check in town halls across the country

  19-02-2026 18:01 via ft.com
  Plus, green jobs risk derailing insurgent party’s national message
  
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• HMRC waives £200 fines for households under new 2026 tax rules

  19-02-2026 17:55 via express.co.uk
  HMRC is rolling out a major tax reporting change this year and will be waiving fines.
  
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• HMRC alerts Brits born between these years could be owed £2,200 - ‘unclaimed’ cash

  19-02-2026 17:29 via express.co.uk
  Many people will have accounts with potentially thousands in forgotten - and be unaware that they even exist.
  
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• Inheritance tax U-turn: New £2.5m limit and 'death tax' loopholes to use before April

  19-02-2026 16:55 via express.co.uk
  The government is raising an inheritance tax threshold this April.
  
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• Pensioners' tax alert: The £22 'cliff edge' forcing millions to pay HMRC for first time

  19-02-2026 15:12 via express.co.uk
  The State Pension is set to rise above the normal level for paying tax in April next year.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit add-ons worth up to £495 or more a month - full list

  19-02-2026 14:47 via express.co.uk
  People may be able to get far more than the standard rate depending on their circumstances
  
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• The Conservatives’ foundational sin

  19-02-2026 14:30 via ft.com
  A party that once mocked the ‘magic money tree’ appears to have built its own house in the branches
  
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• HMRC confirms 1.5m households can get free £1,200 boost - check if you're eligible

  19-02-2026 14:25 via express.co.uk
  The boost is targeted at working households on low incomes.
  
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• £150 discount for eligible households who make phone call before next Friday

  19-02-2026 14:20 via express.co.uk
  Eligible households don't have long left to claim the winter discount.
  
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• Use this exact measurement rule when repotting your house plants

  19-02-2026 14:01 via express.co.uk
  An expert also had some tips about watering and cleaning your plants
  
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• State pensioners urged to boost income with £86 a week DWP claim

  19-02-2026 13:33 via express.co.uk
  A single claim can unlock a swathe of financial support for households.
  
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• HMRC issues new tax warning to Brits earning £50,000 or more

  19-02-2026 12:51 via express.co.uk
  In a post on X HMRC reminded some taxpayers that the way they file their tax returns will change considerably this year.
  
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• Who’s afraid of the big bad trade deficit?

  19-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The divergence between the British and American attitudes isn’t entirely justified
  
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• MPs warn against watering down UK nature protection laws

  19-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Proposals to speed up infrastructure and housing projects have triggered a backlash from conservation groups
  
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• UK should replace fiscal rules with ‘traffic light’ system, says think-tank

  19-02-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Under proposal, OBR watchdog would produce forecasts for up to 10 indicators to overhaul ‘dysfunctional’ policymaking
  
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• Ministers look at slowing plan to increase minimum wage for younger UK workers

  18-02-2026 19:22 via ft.com
  Starmer insists Labour stands by its commitment to equalise pay rates set by the government
  
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• Keir Starmer stands by minimum wage pledge for younger workers

  18-02-2026 19:22 via ft.com
  Ministers look at slowing rate of increase as youth unemployment soars
  
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• Apprenticeships get a glow up

  18-02-2026 18:15 via ft.com
  Practical skills-based training gets a boost, but management schemes are under threat
  
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• Warrington council asks government for £354mn to avoid bankruptcy

  18-02-2026 16:05 via ft.com
  Request for loan follows years of warnings over debt-laden authority’s high-risk investments
  
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• Warrington council asks for £354mn from government to avoid bankruptcy

  18-02-2026 16:05 via ft.com
  Request for loan follows years of warnings over debt-laden authority’s high-risk investments
  
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• The relentless rise of liberal tax Nimbys

  18-02-2026 15:01 via ft.com
  People love progressive changes in theory but hate them in practice
  
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• UK flat prices fall after sharp drop in London

  18-02-2026 13:24 via ft.com
  Fall is in contrast to other property types and reflects desire for more space and reluctance to pay high service charge
  
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• You cannot sustain high youth employment while raising hiring costs

  18-02-2026 10:34 via ft.com
  UK should learn from the Netherlands, where lowering the youth minimum wage has helped keep Neet rates low
  
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• UK inflation falls sharply to 3% in January

  18-02-2026 10:08 via ft.com
  Data increases odds of a BoE rate reduction as soon as next month
  
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• January inflation data sets UK on the path to hit target in April

  18-02-2026 09:19 via ft.com
  A decline in food, fuel costs and air fares pulled the headline rate sharply lower to 3% in January
  
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• Why is the UK falling back in love with credit cards?

  18-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Rising unemployment and record consumer debt do not tell the whole story
  
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• Gilt investors warn about ‘ruse’ to fund higher UK defence spending

  18-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Bending the UK’s fiscal rules would risk a bond market backlash and a self-defeating rise in borrowing costs
  
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• Carmakers to win reprieve in £11bn UK motor finance redress scheme

  18-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Regulator’s planned climbdown follows lobbying by banks and car groups with in-house lenders
  
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• Are the UK’s public sector pensions unaffordable?

  18-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The Reform party has set its sights on unfunded schemes — but not everyone agrees they are a ‘major problem’
  
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