by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2017 | Economy, Politics
No-one ever said the job of Chancellor was easy. Philip Hammond has been finding that out the hard way since Wednesday. Criticised by many among his own Conservative ranks, and now the subject of a campaign by The Sun to quash the increase in National Insurance...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Mar 2017 | Economy, Whitehouse News
With Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivering the last Spring Budget, the Whitehouse team have analysed the big announcements and their impact across the areas of health, energy, transport, education and financial services. To read our reaction and...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2017 | European Union, Politics
The ayes have it Where else to begin this week but the House of Lords, as the Brexit Bill passed its second reading without a vote. Despite suspicions peers could hold up the Bill, and warnings the upper chamber could face reform if it did so, the Government’s...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Feb 2017 | Economy
Officials at the Treasury must have been delighted yesterday when the EY Item Club suggested the Chancellor will present his Budget in a fortnight against a backdrop of lower borrowing and strong growth. That delight will probably be for two reasons. First, because...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Feb 2017 | European Union
Negotiations in numbers Brexit was always going to be a massive diplomatic, political and legal exercise, but now more precise numbers have emerged as to the scope and size of the project. This week Politico summarised a series of European Parliament reports on...
