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The Politics of Less

2 parts26 Nov 2025 – 26 Nov 2025

  1. 01Labour’s austerity loop of managed decline26 Nov 2025
  2. 02Paying Scandinavian taxes for a British reality26 Nov 2025
  1. 01 Labour’s austerity loop of managed decline The Editorial Desk · 26 November 2025 From record tax rises to fantasy savings, this is the story of a government balancing the books while leaving a broken economy largely untouched. — WESTLINE ORIGINAL
  2. 02 Paying Scandinavian taxes for a British reality Abdullah Esquire · 26 November 2025 Rachel Reeves has delivered a “tough but fair” Budget that pushes Britain towards a permanently higher tax state, lifts child poverty for some, but leaves the country’s deep growth and productivity crisis largely untouched. — JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP