Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts won’t save the Tories
In the worst parliament for living standards on record, voters won’t feel any benefit from the Autumn Statement.
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Will the Budget revive the Tories’ poll ratings?
Despite some attention-grabbing measures, the average Brit is unlikely to feel materially better.
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British voters’ concept of the economy is rapidly changing in Labour’s favour
The public increasingly thinks the economy is about prices in shops and interest rates, rather than “balancing the books”.
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The Autumn Statement has brought Labour’s economic dilemmas into focus
Explaining how the party will find the money for an alternative policy programme has got even harder.
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Voters won’t tolerate austerity 2.0
Public opinion has shifted against spending cuts in the 12 years since David Cameron and George Osborne imposed them.
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Who do we trust to run the economy?
The party that wins on the economy usually wins the country. That's what makes this tracker so useful.
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Exclusive: Brits are becoming less nimbyish
Polling for the New Statesman reveals that support for local housebuilding is increasing.
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Revealed: fuel price rises are hitting the Red Wall
Levels of fuel poverty are now estimated to have doubled in some parts of England.
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