Hugo Duncan

Business Editor, Daily Mail

[Simon French @Frencheconomics]

It feels a lot like Groundhog Day. But from the other side of the UK political aisle. Greens calling my migration analysis “made up nonsense” - has strong echoes of Reform UK calling my fiscal analysis of their own proposals “juvenile claptrap” back in May 2025.

Fair play to Reform UK they subsequently engaged last year, and have since heavily revised their tax & spending positions. Will be interesting to see whether the Greens take the same approach and publish their own analysis of how their policies will impact UK population flows (and we can compare notes!), or just stick to name calling…..

[Simon French @Frencheconomics]

A summary of my research note into UK population growth under different vintages of political leadership.

What is striking is after decades of relatively homogeneous policy positions a very large spread (4.2m over the course of a single parliament) has now emerged between the likely impact of migration policies from Reform UK and the Greens, and even amongst the traditional parties where policy propositions have tightened to create a likely undershoot to the ONS principal population forecast.

In doing this work it struck me what a remarkable absence of policy-conditional population forecasts exist for what regularly polls as one of the top two issues for Britons: https://t.co/6q6j6gWG18

[Brian Viner @vinerbrian]

The message from the @premierleague couldn’t be clearer. If we think you’re an important part of our brand, we’ll only pretend to punish you. But if you’re Everton or Forest, guilty of a much lesser rules breach, we will try to relegate you. Transparent and indefensible

[Anne Ashworth @AnneAshworth]

How @emilyhwkns first revealed the devastating impact of the tax changes on pubs - the day after the Budget #mailbiz

[Emily Hawkins @emilyhwkns]

Businesses were furious last night as they realised that their bills would rise - spells bad news for jobs and prices @UKHofficial @beerandpub @fsb_policy https://t.co/fRLEZbf9uC

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

A year ago...

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

Rachel Reeves tells the CBI conference: 'I'm really clear, I'm not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes.'
Very brave, Chancellor....

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

'Surely, we should be doing all we can to protect and encourage family businesses, not putting them in jeopardy?' he says. Hear, hear

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

Save our family firms: William Lees-Jones of brewer JW Lees is not holding back...
Reeves must U-turn to save family firms from inheritance tax raid https://t.co/BjKQA5egab via @ThisIsMoney

[Anne Ashworth @AnneAshworth]

This week's Rachel Reeves speech seems to have been somewhat counterproductive, as the response from @marksandspencer customers suggests...

[Anne Ashworth @AnneAshworth]

Primark is to be split off from its parent Associated British Foods, as @DuncanHugo reports today. The move was strongly rumoured back in April, as @emilyhwkns and I told you

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

McCarthy Stone boss to stand down after 12 years https://t.co/a0RKsMiOAj via @ThisIsMoney

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

Hands off our pensions! Thousands signing this petition

https://t.co/oDvHDtRV9p

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

HUGO DUNCAN: Pension tax raid is an attack on workers https://t.co/PH9TlDn77f via @ThisIsMoney

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

Petition now has over 7,000 signatures. Government must respond at 10,000

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

Hands off our pensions! Sign the petition here https://t.co/Gy7dMtGQ5Z https://t.co/wo8oIfpmiW

[Hugo Duncan @DuncanHugo]

Hands off our pensions! Sign the petition here https://t.co/Gy7dMtGQ5Z https://t.co/wo8oIfpmiW

[Anne Ashworth @AnneAshworth]

Pensions are once more under threat in the Budget. A raid on pension lump sums wouldn't be a tax on fat cats but a penalty on ordinary people saving - responsibly -for later life. Find out more in this piece from @JPFordRojas (with a link to the petition)
https://t.co/EEwUQb6ZOz

[Lord Ashcroft @LordAshcroft]

For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the @VC_and_GC_Assoc up to £50,000.
Time is running out following @I_W_M’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery.
Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.

[Anne Ashworth @AnneAshworth]

The share prices of unloved, unprofitable companies are rocketing. Critics are muttering about the gamblification of the market. A tale of American life now, taking in doughnuts, Sydney Sweeney, short selling and Reddit
💰🍩 https://t.co/fZVD4lhvTv via https://t.co/PZ5mnn9Tpv

[Anne Ashworth @AnneAshworth]

Beware the bond vigilantes - and brace for tax rises - as UK debt reaches £2.9 trillion, on its way to £3 trillion ...
@duncanhugo sets out why these numbers are scary
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https://t.co/Cozhx3n5WQ