Chancellor had suggested he could look at various options, saying he was ‘a low-tax guy’Sajid Javid has quashed speculation that he could shift stamp duty on to sellers rather than buyers, just two days after suggesting he could look at the idea.The ch…
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Brexit: leaked papers predict food shortages and port delays
Medicines will also be subject to shortages, according to ‘realistic assessment’The UK will face a three-month meltdown at its ports, a hard Irish border and shortages of food and medicine if it leaves the EU without a deal, according to government doc…
Read moreThe Guardian view on small change: take care of the pennies | Editorial
Many people these days don’t give a brass farthing for one and two pence pieces. But even if we use them less in purchases, they are still woven into our speechOur language is heavy with pennies, as our purses and pockets used to be. A penny for your t…
Read moreBritish Steel sale gathers pace as Turkish buyer circles
Hopes raised that 4,000 jobs can be saved as three bidders remain in the running The government is thought to be close to entering exclusive talks about the sale of British Steel with a Turkish military pension fund, raising hopes that more than 4,000 …
Read moreHow the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot
The fossil-fuel lobby is threatened by public concern over the climate crisis. So it’s buying influence to get the results it wantsThe tragedy of our times is that the gathering collapse of our life support systems has coincided with the age of public …
Read moreWhatever they say about Brexit, sterling’s nosedive tells us the truth | Nesrine Malik
The falling pound betrays the lack of confidence in Britain’s future. It can’t be blagged away, even in a post-truth worldIf you are reading this and earn your living in UK currency, you are already poorer today than you were before June 2016. And you …
Read moreLiz Truss’s plan for tax-free zones condemned by Labour
Proposal equated to setting up tax havens and money-laundering hubs on British soilLiz Truss, the new trade secretary, will promise to create up to 10 new tax-free zones at ports and airports in a move condemned by Labour as setting up tax havens and m…
Read moreA Trump trade deal with Britain will unleash a bonfire of regulations | Nick Dearden
The desire of Liz Truss and other Tories for a post-Brexit alliance will deliver the UK into Washington’s pocketBoris Johnson’s ruthless reshuffle makes one thing very clear: Brexit is about giving the right wing of the Tory party “the chance to finish…
Read moreThis hard-Brexit cabinet could spell doom for British farmers | Julian Baggini
Theresa Villiers’ arrival at Defra is a sign the UK is on course to open its borders to the worst horrors of industrial farmingAs Boris Johnson takes the spotlight in the umpteenth act of the tragicomic farce that is Brexit, one its most important plot…
Read moreBoris Johnson, tough on the economic causes of Brexit? Not likely | Larry Elliott
His cabinet is stuffed with Thatcherite true believers who will hardly be inclined to undertake a vital reboot of the economySo farewell then, Project Fear. Out go the predictions of imminent economic catastrophe, in comes Mr Brightside and his vision …
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