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The idea that video games are not “serious things”, says Ross Symons, overlooks the benefits they offer to gamers feeling isolated.“One thing that struck me during…

From 1945 to 1951, a Labour government, struggling to pay down Britain’s war debts in what became known as the “age of austerity”, created Britain’s welfare…

Rachel Reeves will need to raise taxes to close a government spending gap that is on course to reach more than £40bn after a slowdown in…

Government urged to consider wealth tax as chancellor visits ScotlandGood morning and welcome to the UK politics blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I’ll be…

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Uber’s rival taxi operators will not have to pay 20% VAT on their profits outside London after a UK supreme court verdict in a long-running case.The…

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have been urged by a group of the world’s leading economists to use the autumn budget to prepare Britain for the…

Gambling lobbyists are staging a summer charm offensive designed to stop ministers from raising taxes on the sector, the Guardian has learned, including meeting with Treasury…

Donald Trump’s new tax bill will add $3.4tn to the national debt over the next decade, according to new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office…

Starmer says 16-year-olds should be able to vote because they’re ‘old enough to pay taxes’Keir Starmer has defended giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote in UK…