Pensioner body calls on Reeves to reverse cut to winter fuel allowance
National Pensioners Convention tells chancellor decision means many older people ‘may not survive to see the spring’
Insurance boss issues warning over using pensions to drive UK growth
Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO
Labour is right to ditch the winter fuel allowance – it isn’t ‘robbing’ old people
Polly Toynbee
Scrapping the so far universal benefit for millions of pensioners means money can be diverted to those who need it most, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Brief letters: Economic shortfall | Hopes for new chancellor | Kemi Badenoch | Pylon teaching aids | Olympic medals
Relief for borrowers as UK interest rates cut but little sign big reductions to come
Incremental cuts likely over two to three years with rates expected to stay well above pre-Covid levels of 0.75%
The cynical spectre of Osbornomics is haunting the Labour party
Aditya Chakrabortty
Emergency cuts, empty pockets, a ‘maxed-out credit card’: why is Rachel Reeves using the language and logic of austerity, asks Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
