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Opinion: Healey's Fiscal Rules Mean Nothing If Service Budgets Are Fiction

If John Healey signs spending totals he cannot defend, Britain's fiscal rules become theatre — and departments will pre-empt cuts before the Budget ink dries.

InfoHandle Editorial Oct 12, 2026

Reform UK campaign placards stacked outside a conference hall in central London as supporters in rain jackets gather under grey skies before a policy speech.

Reform UK Would Suspend Asylum System for Full Parliamentary Term

Nigel Farage’s party says it would reject all new asylum claims, void pending cases and deport roughly 400,000 people if it entered government, including by leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.

Margaret Hale Oct 11, 2026

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Opinion: Burnham Owes Voters an Unclassified Summary of Brexit-Era Interference

If Andy Burnham truly believes foreign powers distorted the 2016 referendum, he should publish an unclassified summary of what UK agencies knew—voters deserve facts, not podcast hints.

InfoHandle Editorial Oct 11, 2026

Editorial: Ofcom's Openreach Ruling Leaves Fibre Take-Up Maths Unchanged for Cityfibre

Blocking one wholesale discount does not solve the harder problem: millions of passable homes still do not buy full fibre.

InfoHandle Editorial Oct 10, 2026

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Editorial: Bailey Istanbul Remarks Put Treasury Messaging on Trial

Andrew Bailey’s Istanbul warning that fiscal policy must look credible to markets is a test for John Healey’s team before the 28 November statement.

InfoHandle Editorial Oct 9, 2026

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Editorial: Energy Shock Arithmetic Leaves Little Room for a November Bank Rate Pause

Middle East energy volatility and sticky services inflation leave the Bank of England little room to comfort mortgage holders at the 5 November MPC meeting.

InfoHandle Editorial Oct 8, 2026