The Guardian view on Sunak’s spending pledges: a Potemkin village of pretend policy Editorial: A desperate prime minister has given up trying to meaningfully account for the money he is putting into pre-election promises
Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing Government borrowed £120.7bn in the last financial year, with just under £12bn in March
Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review – economical with the truth about her own downfall The former PM’s whingeing, unintentionally hilarious and scapegoating rant about the economy-crashing disaster of her time in No 10 is best read as a cautionary tale of hubristic zeal
Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again Ideas of exceptionalism and ‘laissez-faire’ policies are still driving economic myths that should be stone dead
Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut plans to face IMF scrutiny next month Annual health check to examine whether tax increases or spending cuts will be needed after election
Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book? The anti-growth coalition, Bank of England and the OBR are among those under fire from Liz Truss
Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories
Labour in a bind over much-needed childcare reform Party is awaiting steer on what would be an expensive overhaul and is also keen to show commitment to fiscal restraint
Don’t despair. History shows Labour even cash-strapped governments can be radical Sir Keir’s team will inherit a poisoned chalice from the Tories, but progress needn’t depend on the state opening its wallet
We don’t do our best work just before lunch, and it’s not much better afterwards Stagnating productivity might be blamed either on distracting hunger pangs or post-prandial doziness
‘Petrified’ non-doms poised to flee UK over Labour’s tax plans, say experts Prospect of party closing Tory ‘loopholes’ if elected prompts some wealthy individuals to explore a move overseas
Rishi Sunak spent £2m on focus groups for ‘eat out to help out’ scheme Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted
Aggressive use of state subsidies risks expensive trade wars, IMF warns Call for caution amid fears government intervention could lead to costly mistakes and prompt subsidy battle
People are poorer than at the last election and all Hunt can do is hope Economic upticks are welcome but they won’t help the chancellor’s chances of retaining his seat
Ditching European trade for China and India was ever a poor bet. Now it’s a farce Brexiters’ Asia hopes have foundered amid economic woes and hardline nationalism; it’s time to look at markets in our own backyard