The JOE weekly Politics Quiz: Week Five

Westminster hands over power Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a major devolution plan that would give England’s city-region mayors a share of income tax revenue for the first time. The move is part of his push to transfer more decision-making power away from Westminster and towards local governments. Under the proposals, English strategic authorities […]

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Andy Burnham is considering a “death tax” to raise billions for social care With Andy Burnham at the helm, change is in the air as he continues to implement a string of new policies. One proposal which has been floated is the idea of a “death tax” as a way of funding ambitious new social […]

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The Bank Of England is holding steady Journalists gathered outside the Bank of England on Thursday for a decision that, on the face of it, looked like a non-event. Rates stayed put. But the reason interest rates did not fall tells you almost everything about where the British economy sits this summer — and about […]

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