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Five Policy Lessons from the CFM-NIESR Survey
Five lessons from the CFM‑NIESR survey warn the new Chancellor faces the highest borrowing costs in the G7, a fiscal consolidation concentrated toward an election year and contested cash spending plans, informing short‑term budget priorities.
Public Duty Costs Allowance
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year under the Public Duty Costs Allowance to cover office and staffing costs that help them fulfil post‑office public duties, the House of Commons Library note explains.
Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding QT and the APF - September 2026
An exchange of letters between the Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor in September 2026 about quantitative tightening (QT) and the Asset Purchase Facility (APF), setting out the parties’ correspondence on unwinding and APF operations.
Retrospective taxation
Explains retrospective tax legislation, which creates or increases tax liabilities for past periods; notes it is controversial but used to counter tax avoidance and protect public finances by closing historic gaps in liability.
Market Participants Survey results – September 2026
The Market Participants Survey reports expectations on UK monetary policy from professionals active in UK rates markets, summarising their views on future Bank Rate and policy direction ahead of upcoming MPC decisions.
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2025 to 2026 – first release
Provisional outturn estimates of English local authority revenue expenditure for April 2025 to March 2026, presenting preliminary totals ahead of finalised accounts.
Trade and investment factsheets: latest update
Latest consolidated update of the UK’s trade and investment factsheets, offering the most up-to-date partner-level snapshots of trade flows and investment positions with overseas trading partners.
Company insolvencies, August 2026
Monthly tables and commentary for August 2026 report company insolvency numbers, rates and sector breakdowns across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, covering formal insolvency procedures.
Beyond GDP insights, UK headline measures of National Well-being: September 2026
Presents the UK’s new quarterly headline national well‑being measures that go beyond GDP, exploring quality of life and progress across domains to inform policy on population wellbeing and complement economic indicators.
Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Issuance Annual Report 2026
Annual report on the Bank of England’s responsibilities under the Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009, detailing its work on issuance and oversight of banknotes for those nations during the reporting year.
Almost 3 million young adults are ‘quids in’ after claiming Child Trust Fund
HMRC says almost 3 million young adults are owed money from Child Trust Funds and urges them to search online to claim their accounts, highlighting unclaimed balances among former Child Trust Fund beneficiaries.
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: Revenue outturn multi-year data set
Time-series dataset of English local authority revenue outturn covering financial years 2017–18 through 2025–26, detailing revenue expenditure and financing components for multi-year analysis.
Unpicking The Economics Of The Bank’s QT Decision
Examines the Bank of England MPC’s 6–3 vote to hold Bank Rate at 3.75%, alongside its announcement to reduce the stock of gilts held (quantitative tightening), analysing the economic rationale and likely market and policy implications.
Reduction in the cash Individual Savings Account (ISA) limit
Tax information and impact note explains changes to ISA regulations that will reduce the annual subscription limit for cash ISAs, outlining the policy change, its timing and expected fiscal and behavioural effects for savers.
Customers urged to claim debt relief order refund from the Insolvency Service before the end of the year
The Insolvency Service urges people who paid for a debt relief order (DRO) but never submitted their application to contact the service for a refund before the end of the year.
Burnham and Healey must avoid the budget mistakes of Starmer and Reeves
The Institute for Government argues that Burnham and Healey should avoid repeating the budget errors attributed to Starmer and Reeves, offering guidance on how their forthcoming fiscal choices could differ from those previous strategies.
Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 17 September 2026
Market notice outlining the Bank Executive’s approach to implementing the MPC’s decision to unwind gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility; APF auctions will be paused while the Bank reviews a model for selling gilts to the Government.
Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2025
Final UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure figures for January–December 2025, setting out the government's international development spending totals for the calendar year.
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2025 to 2026 individual local authority data - outturn
Individual local authority outturn data for revenue expenditure and financing covering April 2025 to March 2026, providing detailed council-level spending, income and financing figures for England.
SFI Uptake September 2026 Window 2
Lists the number of applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 following closure of the second application window, showing SFI uptake as of 23 September 2026.
Cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in England
Study estimates the full economic cost of providing undergraduate higher education and other qualifications in England, analysing teaching, overheads and qualification delivery to inform funding and policy decisions on undergraduate provision costs.
Rewriting economic history
Commentary arguing for policy shifts to favour younger generations, discussing options like altering fiscal rules and debating the pensions triple lock’s relevance; includes links to a Substack piece and a High Resolution podcast episode.
The Household Analogy works just fine for Goverment
Opinion piece arguing the common claim that governments cannot be likened to households is wrong; the author contends the household analogy — balancing spending with income, prudent borrowing and tight limits — remains a useful guide for fiscal policy.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 16 July 2026
Minutes from the Bank of England Court of Directors meeting on 16 July 2026, describing the unitary board’s role in setting strategy, budget and key resourcing and appointment decisions; the Court comprises five executive and up to nine non-executive members.
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with G to I)
Snapshot factsheets setting out the UK’s trade and investment positions with individual partners whose names begin with G, H or I, summarising trade flows and investment indicators for each listed partner.
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with M to O)
Factsheets presenting the UK’s trade and investment positions for individual partner countries whose names begin with M, N or O, offering partner-level snapshots of trade flows and investment indicators.
Trade and investment factsheets (partner names beginning with A or B)
Snapshot factsheets detailing the UK’s trade and investment positions with partners beginning with A or B, giving partner-specific summaries of trade flows and investment metrics for policymaker reference.
Remembering Douglas Mason
Commemorates Douglas Mason, the Adam Smith Institute author who proposed replacing local property 'rates' with a per-capita charge—an idea that evolved into the controversial poll tax—and recounts the policy debates that followed.
Bank of England gilt policy still costing taxpayers billions, IPPR warns
IPPR warns the Bank of England’s gilt-market operations still “cost taxpayers billions each year”, noting it stopped long-dated gilt sales but continues active sales. It urges government to explore fixes to match international practice and free up fiscal space; also notes rate‑rise pressure later this year.