Can the BBC survive its biggest crisis yet?
How does Britain’s most famous broadcaster recover from a crisis that’s reached the very top? In the space of a week, the BBC has lost two of its most senior executives and now faces an extraordinary ...
12 Nov 202529min
Despatch: Tax treachery will cost us
Is Britain heading for another 1976 moment? With a £30 billion fiscal hole and few promises left unbroken, Rachel Reeves looks set to raise income tax — a move that could mark a grim turning point for...
10 Nov 20256min
Special: Decoding the Chancellor’s pre-Budget signals
Rachel Reeves' speech on Tuesday gave every indication that tax rises are on the way — though she was careful not to name names.The challenge is clear: raising serious revenue usually means turning to...
4 Nov 202518min
Despatch: Why the Right should back the Oxford Cambridge Arc
Should the Right back Britain’s most ambitious science corridor? The Oxford–Cambridge Arc has long been dismissed as another government slogan in search of substance. Yet beneath the jargon lies a bol...
3 Nov 20256min
How Britain could build enough homes
Labour’s New Towns Taskforce promised a bold vision for housing. But with only three modest sites selected, is this really the step-change the country needs — or just more planning fatigue?Plus: with ...
29 Okt 202526min
Despatch: Labour is scaring the wealth away
Welcome to the new Despatch — your Monday briefing for a sharper, more optimistic week. London’s super-prime property market has long been the world’s barometer of confidence. When Britain welcomes su...
27 Okt 20258min
Brexit means... more taxes?
As Labour prepares its first Budget, can the party really blame Brexit for Britain’s sluggish productivity – and will voters be convinced? We also ask why Britain still isn’t building enough homes, an...
22 Okt 202525min
Despatch: 21st century Thatcherism
Fifty years since Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party, her face, and even some of her iconic outfits, were all over this year’s party conference. Not everyone was happy about tha...
17 Okt 20256min
