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With our public finances in better shape than many people think, the chancellor's decision not to ditch the rise in National Insurance contributions is a mistake, says Max King.
The drive to improve the public finances must be weighed against the health of the economy
Chancellors cannot live by fiscal rules alone - and these far from normal times demand flexibility
From the questioning of fossil fuels to greater support for refugees, the shock of this terrible war has already made us more human, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The world's stockmarkets have dismissed Russia's invasion of Ukraine - preferring to concentrate on the perils of inflation.