Owen Winter

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18 October 2026 15:10

Just for fun: if you optimise a line across England to best-explain differences in voting patterns (after accounting for demographics), you don't get a North-South divide but a South West-North East divide

Paul Bivand

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15 October 2026 10:47

It's the same police responsible for the lack of enforcement of driving crimes. Only camera enforcement if that, which doesn't work for e motorbikes or electric scooters where they're not permitted.

Andy Bruce (Reuters)

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13 October 2026 12:14

The Q4/Q4 metric is the best indication of how the economy has actually performed this year. Annual average growth can be a bit silly - say if the economy finished 2025 well above its 2025 average thanks to a strong Q4, 2026 gets a boost in the headline number even if nothing grows this year.

Bee Boileau

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12 October 2026 11:28

Public service spending is rising, but there are increasing pressures on existing plans, spending growth is set to slow sharply and the government may have ambitions to spend more in some areas. Our new Green Budget chapter examines the Chancellor’s choices at the Budget ifs.org.uk/publications...

Jake Grumbach

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10 October 2026 20:59

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854