The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out

Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture

UK politics: MPs spar over response to Cambridgeshire train attack – as it happened

Lib Dem spokesperson says Reform ‘trying to exploit incident for political gain’ and shadow home secretary’s remarks are ‘beneath contempt’

Time for Reeves to recognise reality: AstraZeneca has killed stamp duty on shares

Shareholder-backed plans to upgrade US listing have exposed multiple flaws in tax that should be abolished or at least cut

What would UK economic policy look like under Nigel Farage’s Reform?

Leader’s speech offered most detailed explanation yet on party’s priorities on tax cuts, benefits, wages and pensions

UK economy ‘doomed’ under Labour, says Ryanair chief

Michael O’Leary says Rachel Reeves needs tax cuts to create growth, as airline’s profits jump 42% in first half

Nigel Farage backtracks on Reform UK’s promise to cut £90bn of taxes

Party leader says proposal had been an ‘aspiration’ and accuses Tories and Labour of ‘wrecking the public finances’

Tax rises and drop in investment predicted to limit UK growth

EY Item Club downgrades forecast for next year, with Office for Budget Responsibility expected to follow suit

Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech

Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge

A million young people aren’t in a job or training. Britain has a problem

With the jobless rate now at 4.8%, ministers are urged to do more, especially for those with disabilities or health conditions

Ministers’ claims to have helped JLR in doubt as £1.5bn support left untouched

Exclusive: No cyber-attack assistance cash has gone into carmaker’s accounts or to struggling suppliers

‘Out of reach’: stalled newbuilds leave Labour’s social housing targets in tatters

As some families face a 200-year wait for an affordable home, what exactly has gone wrong?

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Talk of ‘small boats’ may dominate politics and the media, but the cost of living crisis is what most adults spend their time worrying about, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Business and charity leaders urge ministers to lead England’s transition to four-day week

Open letter signed by more than 100 leaders comes after local government secretary criticised a council for switching to shorter week

Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stance

Housing secretary’s criticism of trial in South Cambridgeshire council ignores its many positives

Pound sinks against euro and dollar as tax rises loom and growth slows

Prospect of a tough budget is thought to have brought forward the likely date for a cut in interest rates to 3.75%