Why is the government giving £45m to Roman Abramovich while letting a British steelworks go to the wall?
Although regulations around steel make it hard to intervene, a way could be found to preserve jobs at the Teesside…
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Who is advising Jeremy Corbyn on economics?
John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn have selected an economic advisery committee to help create a “coherent alternative” to austerity.
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Is John McDonnell’s new economic policy just continuity Ed Balls?
At first glance, John McDonnell’s line on austerity looks a lot like Ed Balls’s. But important differences lie beneath the…
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George Osborne’s tax credit cut will be his 10p tax rate
Gordon Brown’s abolition of the 10p rate made for smart politics – but catastrophic policy. George Osborne’s cuts to tax…
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Don’t nationalise the railways. Nationalise buses instead
Public ownership of the railways won’t do very much for inequality. But greater public spending on buses just might, says…
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London used to be the city of opportunity. Now that’s under threat
Britain’s housing market leaves young people locked out not just of owning a home, but getting the top jobs in…
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The gulf between politics and economics has never felt wider. How can we bridge it?
The lesson of 1992 and the crash that followed is that even when they seem at their most powerful, the…
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Revealed: the Tory plan to privatise even more of our railway network
Quietly, the Conservatives are pushing ahead to put ever larger sections of Britain’s rail network into private hands, says Lilian…
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