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Will Rachel Reeves spring a forecast surprise?
Rupert Harrison, former chief of staff to George Osborne, joins the Inside Briefing team to preview the chancellor's spring forecast.
Will Rachel Reeves’s 2026 spring forecast be as low key as promised?
The government is right to approach 3 March as a fiscal ‘non-event’.
Danny Alexander
Danny Alexander reflects on his time as chief secretary to the Treasury in the coalition government.
The UK needs a detox from fiscal turmoil
Budget speculation dominated much of 2025. The chancellor’s new year’s resolution should be to avoid a repeat in 2026.
Growth strategy pains, trains and regional deals
Soumaya Keynes joins the podcast team to explore whether the government has a robust plan to deliver growth.
The UK needs a robust growth strategy and a stronger No.10 to deliver it
On growth policy rhetoric is not enough.
How the centre of government can design better growth policy
Why does the UK struggle with growth?
The latest Covid Inquiry evidence exposes the damage caused by poor government information sharing
Government departments must do more to prepare for the next crisis.
A strong OBR is in everyone’s interests
The chancellor should appoint a strong chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility to replace Richard Hughes.
Fiscal rules in the UK since 1997
Fiscal rules are restrictions on fiscal policy set by a government to constrain its own decisions on spending and taxes.