LIAM HALLIGAN: The Big Bang liberated Britain from statist torpor. So why, 40 years on, is Labour intent on dragging us back?
As John Healey stands at the Dispatch Box today, likely unveiling a Budget that hikes taxes and worsens our national debt, he should remember the milestone the City of London has just marked.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: As John Healey unveils his first Budget, the prospect of even more benefits is adding insult to injury
The expected unveiling of billions more in welfare payments in today's Budget will amount to a textbook example of adding insult to injury
'You've allowed us to be a family again': DIY SOS comes to an emotional end after 27 years as volunteers rebuild dangerous home for mother who had breast cancer and her son, 11, who suffers 200 seizures a day
From the West Midlands, John and Emma's son Nathan was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis type 2, refractory epilepsy and autism, meaning he requires 'constant' care and supervision.
An unreliable US President cosying up to Russia. War in the Middle East. And a global oil crunch... 70 years after the Suez Crisis, history is repeating itself in truly brutal ways
Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe the Russians are brutally attempting to extirpate a much smaller country, which is mounting a heroic but ultimately doomed resistance.
Labour's £1billion back-to-work scheme fails to hit even half its target as long-term jobless refuse to sign up
Official figures show the £1.2billion Connect to Work scheme recruited just 13,900 people in its first year - far below the goal of 33,623.
Summer Olympics or a wildlife park? Orangutan shows off its acrobatic skills
Visitors could be forgiven for thinking they'd stumbled across the training ground for the next olympic games during their recent visit to a Chinese zoo.
Shocking footage emerges as brawl at 12-year-old girls softball game sees two parents arrested after man knocked unconscious
Kiarious Marshun Hall and his wife, Jazmine Hall, were attending their daughter's game at Imperial Park in Sugar Land, Texas, on Saturday when the violence occurred.
What to expect in the Budget: John Healey set to raid banks and crack down on Amazon to help fund cost of living help and fuel duty freeze - but welfare cuts aren't coming
After 101 days as Chancellor, Mr Healey will set out his fiscal plans to the House of Commons amid growing warning signs about the UK economy.
Samba the missing capybara who escaped her enclosure in March is spotted for the first time in months
Samba the capybara is alive and well - and still on the run - more than six months after escaping from Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, her keepers have revealed.
Inside the bold email that landed Meghan Markle on MasterChef Australia - as politicians unite to reject funding for the Duchess of Sussex's security
MasterChef Australia surprised fans in April when none other than Meghan Markle made a shock appearance on the cooking reality show.
Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy linked to death of another teenager in 1974 due to DNA evidence
Authorities in Utah have connected prolific serial killer Ted Bundy to the murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, who was found dead in the woods in October 1974.
Talented teenage boxer died after taking cocktail of drugs including ketamine after work night out
Calum Naylor, 18, had been on a drink and drugs binge with workmates when he was turned away from a lap-dancing bar - because he was under 21.
How the former People's Sexiest Man Alive winners look now as The Pitt's Noah Wyle, 55, scoops the 2026 title
With the light-hearted competition closed for another year, here's a look back at the other Sexiest Man Alive winners throughout the years and what they look like now...
Teenage girl was 'as drunk as she had ever been' when she attacked paramedics and spat at a cop after getting out of control on famous pub crawl the Otley Run
Boozed-up Cleopatra Fowler, 19, turned violent when paramedics attempted to help a friend in her group who had collapsed during the spree this summer.
The Morning Poll: How are you feeling about today's Budget?
The Morning Poll: How are you feeling about today's Budget?
Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne, 18, gets sweet support of twin brother Knox as he helps her sell art at LA street fair
The 18-year-old nepo babies were seen at a street fair in Los Angeles on Friday as Vivienne had a booth to sell her artwork weeks after dropping her famous father's, 62, last name.
Halloween-like cosmic cauldron is spotted by astronomers
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope have found a turbulent star-forming region named N159, which is located 161,000 light-years away and emitting orange hues.
Shirley Ballas, 66, rules out Strictly exit amid reports all four judges are set to quit and says she has 'no desire to get married' after being linked to dancer, 36
The head judge, 66, has also said that she will never marry again following the breakdown of her engagement to Danny Taylor in 2024 as she doesn't want to 'answer to anybody.'
Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal - Carabao Cup RECAP: League Two side STUN Gunners with victory on penalties
Relive Daily Mail Sport's coverage as Arsenal were dumped out of the Carabap Cup by League Two side Fleetwood Town.
Zooey Deschanel, 46, hasn't aged a day as she channels her iconic Elf character at lavish Beverly Hills event
Elf, which also starred Will Ferrell and Mary Steenburgen, became a box-office sensation, earning a jaw-dropping $220 million worldwide.
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