Economy

Bad policies creating low growth are behind Britain’s poor job numbers, not feckless ex-workers

Two good ideas for an incoming Labour government come from a former Tory minister’s report

The latest analysis by the IFS makes for sobering reading

Covid permanently changed the way we work. Now the WFH revolution has hollowed out our cities

Securonomics is not something the existing machinery of the British state is equipped to execute

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The Leave-supporting media is still reluctant to admit it damaged its own readers’ interests

Manufacturers are crying out for a long-term strategy. The government won’t supply one. Can the Labour Party step in?

Brexit has grounded the ‘snowbirds’ who headed for Spanish holiday homes each winter – and ended dreams of expat life in the sun

The shadow chancellor is winning rave reviews, but needs to tackle productivity

An 89-year-old German is bringing 24-hour gambling to Britain’s town centres. Can he be stopped?

No, renegotiating with the EU won’t bring a swift end to red tape – and Labour should not pretend it will

Brexit does have benefits – but not for any of us

After years of Tory gaslighting, Britain needs to come to terms with reality

Voters have turned their backs on the government, and now industry is following suit

A disaster is coming: we aren’t saving enough for retirement, our state system is broken and our politicians are too scared to act

A Labour government will need money so that vital public services don’t fall through the cracks

We can measure it, but does it measure us? Productivity needs to take into account our values as well as our economic goals

Part of George Osborne’s poisonous legacy, the money would be better targeted at poorer OAPs

Brexiteers are looking at the country’s crisis with glee. But their schadenfreude might just be misplaced

The former PM may have gone but the nonsense economics she inflicted on us are still cheered by some

Our pubs and restaurants can’t find enough employees, and the government is doing nothing about it

Higher costs, higher interest rates, weak growth, war in Europe, China faltering – the only way out might be via a recession

Jeremy Hunt is ready to cave in and reduce inheritance tax to keep grumbling Conservatives onside

The stereotype of hard-working Germans doesn’t hold up under scrutiny – no other country in Europe offers more paid time off

Despite what Rishi Sunak says about falling inflation, there is more economic pain to come

The “citizenship wage” created nightmares for the country’s productivity. Its abolishment was needed

Wales and Scotland say they are missing out on hundreds of millions in funding from not being part of the EU

Some say the US is in a superpower death spiral like the one that hit post-empire Britain. The signs of decline are there – but so are some green shoots

But, there are ways to recoup the huge cost to taxpayers

Think tank says Britain faces recession next year and five more years of stagflation

The root of our evils – from water to trains to sport – is a belief that making money is not just good business, but morally right