What’s wrong with the British economy?
Our leaders have had no strategy and no vision of the country’s place in a deglobalising, post-Brexit landscape.
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The Grey Recession
Pensions are supposed to be the most sensible part of the economy, but in an ageing society they are creating…
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The UK has become the sick man of Europe again
Britain’s economy is forecast to perform worse than any other in Europe next year.
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Businesses are at a “cliff edge” – and the Autumn Statement hasn’t helped
The British Chambers of Commerce director-general says Hunt has ignored the private sector’s biggest concerns.
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The Tories are trapped with no good options
A record 7 per cent fall in living standards will hurt the public – and the government’s popularity.
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What will Jeremy Hunt unveil in his Autumn Statement today?
The Chancellor is expected to announce £24bn of tax rises – and some senior Tory MPs are already expressing dissent.
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Rishi Sunak can’t blame financial markets for his spending cuts
Investors panicked by the reckless mini-Budget won’t be happy when the Autumn Statement’s austerity weakens growth either.
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Ha-Joon Chang: “Talk of a ‘fiscal black hole’ is an insult to the concept”
The South Korean economist on the case against austerity and his new book Edible Economics.
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