Guyana citizens to receive £370 each in payouts from ‘mind-boggling’ oil wealth Country has been enjoying historic growth in economy, which has tripled since it started crude oil extraction in 2019
Britain cries out for new economics. Labour has given it repackaged Tory ideas A fairer, happier and more equal country is possible – but only if the party in power actually wants to make it happen, writes academic and author David Edgerton
Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn spend in Tory budget, MPs told Head of OBR says spending commitment would have ‘materially changed’ its forecast on Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budget
Gig economy firm under fire for telling restaurants they can avoid UK’s new tipping laws Temper Works has promoted its gig workers to clients, saying they fall outside the legislation
Investment drives growth. That’s why gloomy forecasters are so wrong about the budget The Office for Budget Responsibility’s extreme conservatism means it has woefully underestimated the impact of Labour’s public spending plans
Labour challenges Badenoch to back billions for public services and tax rises Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win
The Observer view: a bold budget that’s the right response to years of neglect Rachel Reeves’s spending plans signal a welcome break with the past and underline the scale of the challenges facing Britain
Is austerity over? Will farmers lose out? Six big questions about Rachel Reeves’s budget The Labour chancellor unveiled lots of plans for long-term investment. But there is plenty of lively debate about the immediate impact
Labour MPs welcome budget that ‘nails colours to the mast’ Rayner celebrates ‘bold political vision’ of Reeves’ policies, though markets and farmers are less keen
UK still suffering from trauma of Liz Truss, says Treasury minister Darren Jones says ‘we’ve all got PTSD’ from Truss’s 2022 mini-budget, amid market jitters after this week’s budget
Two-thirds of bosses feel negatively about budget, Reeves is told Warning from Institute of Directors comes as ratings agency Moody’s says budget will do little to improve growth
Rachel Reeves’s most irritating manifesto fudge: private equity’s tax loophole Labour said it would bring taxation of performance-related pay in the industry in line with others – but the chancellor had a change of heart
The Guardian view on health spending: the NHS needs more than a shot in the arm Editorial: The chancellor has given the health service a boost. But huge challenges remain
The Guardian view on Brexit and the Tory leadership: a cycle of radicalisation Editorial: The party has gone too far down the path of Eurosceptic delusion to have a rational debate about its legacy
UK politics: Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – as it happened PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years