The Observer view on the autumn budget: Labour must break this cycle of sluggish growth
There are tough decisions to be made, but living standards must improve if the economy is to be rescued
These were not the economic choices I wanted to make, but they are right for Britain
Tory overspending and unfunded commitments have badly damaged the nation. Tough decisions are needed to rebuild it from the ground up, writes Rachel Reeves
A warning from the No 10 garden and an EU olive branch. We are finally seeing Starmerism in action
The PM’s aims are ambitious, social democratic and long-term. But he will need continual public assent, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Guardian view on Labour’s gloomy politics: it is bad economics
Editorial: Keir Starmer wants to pin the blame for broken Britain on the shambolic Tories. But his party has yet to form its own, more hopeful narrative
The bedraggled Tories are useful foes, but Keir Starmer’s real enemy now is time
The public know there are no quick fixes to Britain’s problems, but without tangible change, patience will run out quickly, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Keir Starmer takes a political gamble with message of bad news
Past Labour PMs – Blair, Wilson, Attlee – have tended to arrive in power accentuating the positive
Scottish ministers largely to blame for spending crisis, says watchdog
Scottish Fiscal Commission says emergency cuts are a result of under-budgeting for public sector pay awards
Starmer hints at tax rises as he warns of ‘painful’ budget
Prime minister says it will take years to clean up from Tories after finding a £22bn black hole in public finances
Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage
Billions risk being lost without joined-up policy on tech, robotics, renewables and training, says manufacturing body
Labour donor quits Treasury role amid ‘cronyism’ claims
Ian Corfield resigns as official to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny giving preferential treatment to funders
Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises
The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference
It’s August 2024 – and our world is at a turning point. Here’s what we should do now
I see looming political and environmental threats – and too few willing to address them. Where is the urgency, asks former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
‘No blank cheques’: Rachel Reeves defends pay deals with unions
Chancellor rebuts Tory accusation she will be a soft touch and hints at tweak to debt rule to allow more borrowing
Reeves can point to ONS public finances report as cover for a harsh budget
October review is expected to be eye-wateringly severe, but chancellor will draw on official data to make her case
UK government borrowing hits higher than expected £3.1bn in July
Figures come amid row between Labour and Conservatives over true state of public finances