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Ladies and gents, the Tory party that's bad with money | Hugh Muir
There is nothing new about Conservatives being wedded to tax cuts and privatisation, but this lot can't seem to manage eitherOf the questions a reasonable voter might ask themselves come election time,...
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Britain's trade position worsens after fall in exports
The trade in goods deficit widened to a worse than expected £9.8bn in January from £7.7bn in DecemberBritain's trade position worsened in January, as diminishing demand for British goods abroad...
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Six budget 2014 announcements to make Britain's recovery more durable | John...
Guest economics blogger Professor John Muellbauer outlines what he thinks George Osborne should say on WednesdayThe British economic recovery remains unbalanced – too driven by a credit and house price...
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Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible...
Natural and social scientists develop new model of how 'perfect storm' of crises could unravel global systemA new study sponsored by Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center has highlighted the prospect that...
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Cut Help to Buy, start helping to build, says Ed Balls
Shadow chancellor calls for restrictions on scheme to prevent unbalanced housing market putting economic recovery at riskThe limit of the government's Help to Buy scheme needs to be cut dramatically...
View ArticleNeutrons, exoplanets and SKA: how to invest £300m | Jon Butterworth | Life &...
Jon Butterworth: On Tuesday, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts announced a £300m investment in big science projects. The projects are in South Africa, Sweden and outer space, yet are...
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UK inventors face fight to turn brilliant ideas into reality on factory floor
Britain no longer has the industrial base to turn ideas into prototypes. Catapults are designed to plug that gap, but their funding is uncertainA small firm in north-east England is on the cusp of...
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Budget 2014: George Osborne's tax cut dilemma
The economy is improving but the chancellor cannot afford to be too generous on budget day – and political concerns over the 2015 election also play a partThe clock is ticking towards the 2015 general...
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Help to Buy: one year on, jury still out on government scheme for homebuyers
Scheme has kickstarted housing market and helped buyers, say some – but critics fear it is causing a property price bubbleA "moronic" policy, or "a welcome boost to buyer confidence" – in the year...
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Britain's five richest families worth more than poorest 20%
Oxfam report reveals scale of inequality in UK as charity appeals to chancellor over tax• Who are the five richest families?The scale of Britain's growing inequality is revealed today by a report from...
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Royal Mail privatisation: ministers rebuked for selling postcode data
Commons committee criticises 'unnecessary' addition of Postcode Address File to flotationMinisters were strongly criticised by a Commons committee on Monday for selling off public data as part of the...
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Ebbsfleet as a brave new dawn for the garden city? Don't make me laugh |...
George Osborne's announcement that 15,000 new homes at Ebbsfleet can help solve the housing crisis is pie in the skyHail glorious Ebbsfleet, gateway to the south. Never was a kinder deed done than...
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Agglomerated arts: closing the funding gap between London and the rest
In Manchester there's a clear correlation between a successful city, a strong cultural sector and a palpable ambition for growthThe debate surrounding the London bias of UK arts funding is getting some...
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The 5 richest families in Britain prove the theory that money follows money |...
The rich get richer not because they work hardest, but thanks to their stupendous resources, productive assets and propertyEvery now and again, some appalling new statistics come out. Twelve rich...
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Ed Miliband attacks coalition's growth strategy in which rich will gain most
Ahead of the budget, Labour leader argues government's failure to tackle inequality makes economic upturn unsustainable• Ed Miliband: budget will be for the privileged fewEd Miliband will seek to frame...
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Economy: growing pains | Editorial
The failure of the economic recovery to translate into a political resurgence for the Conservatives is strikingFirst, the good news. As the chancellor prepares to unveil his budget, there is no longer...
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Advantage Labour as cost of living row heats up
The IFS says living standards have fallen under the coaliton, but Ed Miliband knows he must broaden the debateHarold Wilson knew it. Margaret Thatcher knew it. George Osborne and Ed Balls both know it....
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The truth is out: money is just an IOU, and the banks are rolling in it |...
The Bank of England's dose of honesty throws the theoretical basis for austerity out the windowBack in the 1930s, Henry Ford is supposed to have remarked that it was a good thing that most Americans...
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Robert Reich: 'Austerity is a terrible mistake' | Mary O'Hara
President Clinton's former labour adviser is angry at the human and economic cost of austerity policies in the US and UKRobert Reich's verdict on the prospect of yet more austerity is unequivocal. "The...
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Eight things you can expect in Wednesday's budget
After years of austerity George Osborne will want to deliver some good news but will also hope to trip up Ed Balls1:Good newsIt's been a scarce commodity throughout the Osborne chancellorship, but he...
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