Chris Blackhurst

There was one big loser in Rachel Reeves’s historic tax-hiking Budget – the wealthy individuals who are going to have to pay for it all, says Chris Blackhurst

Potholes and primary school repairs have their place, says Chris Blackhurst. But where were the grand projects, the big ideas to shake off our national malaise?

We rely on polls and surveys to predict election outcomes because we have no other alternative, writes Chris Blackhurst. The trouble is – they are, in reality, an educated guess

Oh dear. Rachel Reeves presumably believed she was being smart when announcing in her Budget that after 2026, heirs will pay tax when farms are passed on.

After a win even more emphatic than traders could have imagined, global markets have been electrified – but once Donald Trump takes office, who will be the winners and losers, asks Chris Blackhurst

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UK trade is in a dangerous predicament, says Chris Blackhurst, and both Labour and the Tories must share the blame

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has failed to grasp importance of thinking big when it comes to infrastructure

With Labour in power, the paper should be driving the agenda – instead, it’s at war with itself

UK Prime Minister must leverage research expertise and private-sector backing to make Britain a leading hub for chip manufacturing