Economy

Artificial intelligence has rapidly moved from being primarily a technology and productivity issue into a central component of national-security policy.

British Steel has become one of the government's most important industrial-policy challenges after parliamentary scrutiny highlighted the rapidly increasing cost of keeping the company under public ownership.

Capital gains tax has moved higher up the UK government's political agenda as ministers considerOptionsfor raisingRevenuewhile attempting to ease pressure on household finances.

The UK government's flagship foundation apprenticeship programme is facing increased scrutiny after the latest published figures showed only160 startsduring the first three quarters of the 2025/26 academic year.

European fiscal policy has moved back into the spotlight as governments attempt to balance competing demands for higher defence spending, energy security, industrialInvestmentand social support against already elevated debt levels.

The state pension triple lock is becoming one of the bigger questions hanging over the UK’s public finances. As the state pension rises toward the frozen income tax threshold and the cost of the guarantee mounts, commentators and some politicians are debating whether the …

The UK economy faces a new source of uncertainty after theEuropean Unionadvanced its “Made in Europe” industrial agenda, a package of measures designed to favour European production and strengthen the bloc’sSupplychains. British industry has warned that the proposals, which lean toward local-content and European-preference …