1,030 mentions in UK news, Parliament, academic work and social conversation
between 27 Oct 2025 and 25 Oct 2026, shown against
Spend first, tax later,
the idea it is set against.
Source: Bluesky, OpenAlex (academic citations), The Guardian, UK news outlets (Media Cloud), UK Parliament Hansard, YouTube
· 27 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2026
· Updated 30 Oct 2026 04:30 UTC
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How will you pay for it?
Spend first, tax later
27 Oct 2025
10
2
3 Nov 2025
16
5
10 Nov 2025
14
4
17 Nov 2025
13
8
24 Nov 2025
18
7
1 Dec 2025
14
3
8 Dec 2025
18
7
15 Dec 2025
21
3
22 Dec 2025
10
0
29 Dec 2025
13
3
5 Jan 2026
11
3
12 Jan 2026
14
4
19 Jan 2026
14
2
26 Jan 2026
16
2
2 Feb 2026
8
0
9 Feb 2026
16
4
16 Feb 2026
10
0
23 Feb 2026
17
1
2 Mar 2026
41
3
9 Mar 2026
25
0
16 Mar 2026
14
1
23 Mar 2026
19
7
30 Mar 2026
24
6
6 Apr 2026
9
6
13 Apr 2026
13
3
20 Apr 2026
12
1
27 Apr 2026
14
3
4 May 2026
21
6
11 May 2026
19
4
18 May 2026
18
7
25 May 2026
25
0
1 Jun 2026
15
1
8 Jun 2026
10
2
15 Jun 2026
23
7
22 Jun 2026
15
3
29 Jun 2026
21
2
6 Jul 2026
21
2
13 Jul 2026
25
6
20 Jul 2026
38
7
27 Jul 2026
28
8
3 Aug 2026
20
1
10 Aug 2026
13
1
17 Aug 2026
28
3
24 Aug 2026
22
8
31 Aug 2026
29
9
7 Sep 2026
31
11
14 Sep 2026
29
11
21 Sep 2026
28
21
28 Sep 2026
42
19
5 Oct 2026
22
18
12 Oct 2026
29
9
19 Oct 2026
34
12
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Political uptake: speeches in Parliament using this idea, with the items
Academic uptake: scholarly works using this idea, with the items