UK politics, economic policy, and parliamentary work by Torsten Bell
UK inflation declines despite global pressures, Torsten Bell notes
Torsten Bell reports that inflation in the UK has come in lower than expected for the second consecutive month. The decline observed last month has been sustained. Bell highlights that while the ...
Torsten Bell: Inflation falls, growth rises, investment up and borrowing down
Torsten Bell highlights recent positive economic indicators, including a larger-than-expected fall in inflation, an increase in growth last week, and a decline in borrowing over the past year. ...
IMF projects UK to be the fastest-growing G7 economy in 2026, Torsten Bell notes
Torsten Bell highlights that in 2025, the UK was recognized as the fastest growing European G7 economy. He adds that the IMF forecasts a similar trend for 2026, projecting the UK will likely ...
Torsten Bell: U.K. sees fastest investment growth in G7 since election
Torsten Bell highlights that the economic plan implemented by Rachel Reeves has led to the United Kingdom experiencing the fastest GDP per capita growth in four years at the start of 2026. He ...
Borrowing dropped below OBR forecast last year, Torsten Bell notes
The United Kingdom recorded a significant reduction in borrowing last year, according to recent public finance data highlighted by Torsten Bell. Bell also noted that the UK's borrowing not only ...
Torsten Bell: Over £700k of tax avoidance involving Tice flagged as industrial scale grifting
Torsten Bell highlights several instances of alleged tax avoidance involving Richard Tice. According to Bell, Tice failed to pay £100k of tax in one case, in addition to £92k not properly ...
New bill to bring together dormant pension pots, Torsten Bell notes
A new bill will help automatically consolidate small dormant pension pots into a single well-performing pension, according to Torsten Bell. The initiative is designed to prevent savers from ...
Torsten Bell: Unusual tax planning noted in case involving offshore trust and REIT status claim
Torsten Bell discusses what he describes as highly unusual behavior related to aggressive tax planning. In the tweet, Bell notes that the case involved a U.K. resident using an offshore trust and ...
