How the value of child benefit has plummeted
The welfare payment is now worth less than it was in 1999.
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Small businesses can be the backbone of our national recovery
NatWest’s SME Taskforce met in Bradford to discuss the issues affecting businesses and their communities.
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Esther Duflo: “Climate change is a problem from hell politically”
The Nobel Prize-winning economist on how equality can save the planet.
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Why the UK is in a race to outrun persistent inflation
Those enjoying strawberries and cream beneath their plastic ponchos at Wimbledon this year may be unaware that they are taking…
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Labour must end its denial over Brexit
Leaving the EU has been an economic and geopolitical disaster for the UK – when will Keir Starmer say so?
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Is recession the Bank of England’s only choice?
UK and US central banks are faced with a dilemma: allow inflation to keep rising, or hike interest rates to…
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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…
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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.
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