Stairway to headroom

Putting the Autumn Budget 2025 decisions on tax, spending and borrowing into context

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The Chancellor’s second tax-rising budget arrived under dark clouds, but forecasts came in better than feared. But even though she was saved from the worst predictions of past weeks, the Chancellor still faced a tough task to clear three big hurdles – fixing the public finances, easing the cost of living squeeze on families, and taxing smartly and fairly.   This briefing note argues that she did clear these hurdles, albeit not flawlessly. She scraped over … Continued

False starts

What the UK’s growing NEETs problem really looks like, and how to fix it

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Nearly one million young people are now NEET (not in education, employment or training). Tackling this crisis requires stronger enforcement of participation requirements for 16-17-year-olds and an expanded Youth Guarantee offering all 18-24-year-olds real pathways into work or study.

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