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SCOUT· 44%39m·2026-07-22·MoneyGilt Complex: Is Britain in Hock to the Bond Market?
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Andy Burnham once said Britain had to “get beyond being in hock to the bond market”. That’s easier said than done when gilt yields are 5%, debt interest is running above £100bn a year, and the autumn Budget has no headroom left. Can the UK escape fiscal fatalism? And in the Dumb Question of the Week: What's the oldest…
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