Economics

Britain is once again the sick man of Europe

The UK is predicted to record the worst economic growth of any major country except Russia next year. What has…

How the UK has failed to build enough houses for decades

It is estimated that the amount of social housing completed each year needs to more than double.

How fuel prices have surged to a record high in the UK

The cost of filling a family car with petrol has passed £100 for the first time.

Forget Right to Buy, what about Right to Rent? The UK’s rent crisis is a political choice

An ideological devotion to home ownership has created a situation in which the most vulnerable consumers are the most exposed…

UK set to grow slower than every G20 economy except Russia

The OECD has forecast that Britain will record 0 per cent economic growth next year.

The ostrich economy is heading for a reckoning

Since 2008, politicians and bankers have kept recession at bay by pretending it wasn’t happening. That strategy is beginning to…

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