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Economy proposals

Devolution, public services and the public finances — the big-picture economic plans.

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Economy & devolution

Burnham’s “Manchesterism”

What is 'Manchesterism'? Andy Burnham's economic agenda — devolution, public control of transport, water and energy, and business-rate cuts — explained.

Labour
Tax & spending

Reform: the money

A plain-English guide to Reform UK's fiscal plans: the tax cuts, the claimed savings that would pay for them, where the money would be spent, and what independent analysts say.

Reform UK
DefenceCalculator

The Defence Investment Plan

Labour's Defence Investment Plan raises UK defence spending to almost £80bn a year by 2029 (2.7% of GDP). What's in it, how it's funded, and a calculator.

Labour
Business & tax

Commercial Landowner Levy

The Lib Dems would abolish business rates and tax commercial land value instead. How the Commercial Landowner Levy would work, and the case for and against.

Liberal Democrats
Health & social care

Free personal care in England

The Lib Dems' plan for free personal care in England, on the Scottish model. Who it helps, what it could cost, and the arguments for and against.

Liberal Democrats

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