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Why Macron is attempting to stoke a French baby boom
France’s falling birth rate has prompted frantic calls for a ‘demographic rearmament’
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The English town where children grow up doomed to worklessness
Middlesbrough offers a devastating snapshot of how young people’s prospects are being destroyed
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Rachel Reeves distances herself from New Labour economic track record
Shadow chancellor criticises predecessors for not sufficiently regulating financial sector and letting globalisation increase inequality
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Rachel Reeves prepares to clip the wings of the almighty OBR
Whether the shadow chancellor can solve Britain’s chronic inaction remains to be seen
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Four million at risk of abandoning work permanently as benefits surge
Post-pandemic shift in welfare discourages unemployed from looking for jobs, think tank warns
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Financial crisis rules ‘holding back housing market’
Stretched affordability and tough tests prevent first-time buyers from getting on ladder, lobbyist warns
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The countries welcoming Britain’s spurned non-doms with open arms
As Hunt cracks down on the international elite, other nations are eager to snap them up
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Hunt’s NI pledge ‘not worth the paper it’s written on’, says IFS
A leading think tank says National Insurance is simply too big a cash generator for the Government to forego
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The looming crisis that Hunt’s Budget failed to address
Worklessness is feared to be on a permanently rising path
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Middle classes will still be worse off despite Hunt’s tax cuts, says IFS
Anyone earning more than £60,000 faces a bigger tax bill this year
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Builder layoffs hit highest level since lockdown in protracted housing downturn
Despite the drop in employment the UK housebuilding market is starting to stabilise
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Currys investor hits out at ‘absurdity’ of London Stock Exchange as more companies prepare to quit
Criticism adds to fears that low valuations leave UK companies vulnerable to takeovers
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Why Britain is ‘literally crumbling’ before our eyes
More tax cuts could cripple UK’s parlous public services, economists warn
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Retirement in jeopardy as state pension age creeps higher
Falling homeownership and longer lifespans to pile pressure on creaking state pension
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Plans for 99pc mortgages scrapped after backlash from banks
Hunt’s move follows lenders’ warning over a surge in defaults among borrowers
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How China strangled its golden goose – and paid a terrible price
Under Xi’s tightening grip, Hong Kong’s days as a global deal-making hub are numbered
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