The Barnett formula: how money flows to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Devised in 1978 as a temporary Treasury convenience, the Barnett formula still converts changes in English departmental spending into…
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Devised in 1978 as a temporary Treasury convenience, the Barnett formula still converts changes in English departmental spending into…
Election costings documents are exercises in framing as much as arithmetic, and a short list of standard tricks covers most of what the…
Britain has committed billions of pounds to Ukraine since 2022, across military, humanitarian and economic support. Here is how that…
A general election is one of the largest logistical operations the UK undertakes outside wartime. Here is what it actually costs, and who…
As the government announces another multi-billion pound injection into the NHS, health economists and frontline staff warn that headline…
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