Rachel Reeves did not increase the basic or higher rate of income tax in her Budget. The 20%, 40% and 45% rates are still there, just as before. And yet, the Budget is still very likely to push up your tax bill before this parliament ends. Not in a loud, obvious way. But quietly. Line… Read More »The UK’s “Stealth Tax”: How Frozen Income Tax Thresholds Raise Your Bill Anyway

Rachel Reeves has delivered another tax-raising Budget and has been unusually clear about the headline. Taxes are going up and many people will feel it. At the same time, she talks about “ordinary people” and “broadest shoulders”, about frozen rail fares and cheaper fuel, and about a big cut in child poverty. The picture that… Read More »Rachel Reeves’ Tax-Raising Budget And The Reality Behind The Promises

Talks to let UK companies plug into the European Union’s huge new defense loan scheme have fallen apart after a dispute over money. The deal would have opened the door for British arms makers to tap into a €150 billion (about $170 billion) pool of cheap loans, known as SAFE – Security Action for Europe.… Read More »UK–EU Defense Loan Talks Collapse: Why It Matters Far Beyond Europe

A brand new party was supposed to give the British left a fresh start. Instead, its first big weekend looked more like a family argument held in public. From the United States, it feels a bit like watching a pilot for a political drama where everyone already knows one another’s lines. Your Party, the working… Read More »Zarah Sultana, Jeremy Corbyn, And The Stormy Birth Of “Your Party”

What’s being alleged According to reporting first broken by The Washington Post and echoed by several outlets, here’s the core allegation: Those strikes are part of a broader series of U.S. air and drone attacks on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific—roughly 80+ people killed across more than 20 strikes since September,… Read More »GOP senators to join Democrats in investigating Pete Hegseth