George Osborne's gamble: is it paying off?
A year ago, the chancellor was still living down his 'omnishambles' budget and critics doubted his economic plan could ever work. But now he is claiming success for some recovery and seeing his own...
View ArticleEnergy and climate change: 'the tired response is buck-passing balderdash'
Climate change is caused by everything we do. We need a new answer to the question of what our economy is forYou don't need me to tell you how bad climate change is. It's bad. If you want, have a look...
View ArticleClimate dollars and sense preventing global warming is the cheap option |...
Arguments that climate adaptation is cheaper are like fruit salad lemons, bananas, and comparing apples to orangesThe IPCC has now released all three of the reports that comprise its 2014 Fifth...
View Article13 ways to tackle inequality in India
As the Indian election moves into its final weeks, our expert panel reflect on the state of inequality in the country, and why it is curiously absent from political campaignsMake inequality a political...
View ArticleDavid Cameron and George Osborne hold joint Q&A: Politics live blog
Lunchtime summary Afternoon summary4.06pm BSTWorkplace Q&As are almost always dull. That's not because members of the public can't ask tough, penetrating questions. You only have to listen to...
View ArticleLocalism and the shredding of society's safety nets | @guardianletters
The idea that local welfare assistance is so problematic that it makes its predecessor the social fund seem like good social policy (Editorial, 21 April) needs to be resisted. The social fund may have...
View ArticleTo make housing affordable requires more than tinkering around the edges |...
There's a growing realisation that house price inflation makes the UK increasingly unequal. The government must take action on three frontsIn parts of London, the ratio of house prices to average...
View ArticleCBI confidence is as high as 1973 the year the economy went south
The Barber boom which bust in 1973 was built on low interest rates, easy credit and big budget deficits ring any bells?Cast your mind to 1973. It was the year the Yom Kippur war brought the long...
View ArticleTechnophobes? No, being wary of innovation is a natural human response | Jane...
Those asking what technology does for society are not stupid or afraid of change but an important part of a democratic debateDuring the first English industrial revolution, those most likely to be...
View ArticleRoyal Mail in spotlight again as MPs question bankers who handled sell-off
Representatives of UBS and Goldman Sachs to give evidence to public accounts committee on postal service privatisationThe Royal Mail privatisation will be the subject of fresh scrutiny by MPs next week...
View ArticleOptimism in Britain's factories at four-decade high
CBI survey suggests strong growth in orders is driving rapid increase in manufacturing confidenceThe mood in Britain's factories is at its most upbeat in more than 40 years, a survey by the CBI shows,...
View ArticleNumbers of elderly needing care will soon outstrip relatives able to help
IPPR thinktank estimates 2 million aged over 65 in UK will lack informal care from adult offspring by 2030The scale of the gathering social care crisis has been underlined by new figures showing the...
View Article£5m for the Barclays boss? Disgusting. So is £71 for the unemployed | Polly...
Nearly 500 of the bank's staff are paid over £1m. Meanwhile, those hit by the recession continue to suffer. This can't go onOnce a year you can gaze at the secret world of the great panjandrums,...
View ArticleAre you on a zero-hours contract?
We'd like to hear from people in the UK on zero-hour contracts willing to speak to the Guardian about their experiencesDepending on who you ask, zero-hours contracts are either a vital facet of a...
View ArticleRBS bonus plan blocked by government
Royal Bank of Scotland wanted to ask shareholders for permission to pay bonuses twice the size of salaries to sidestep EU rulesGeorge Osborne is embroiled in a City pay row after plans by Royal Bank of...
View ArticleThis is a low-pay 'recovery' built on the back of the working poor
Recent economic data is looking rosy for the coalition. But the growth of underemployment and zero-hours contracts are combining to create a toxic and intractable social problemThe economic headlines...
View ArticleThomas Piketty is a rock-star economist. Can he re-write the American dream?...
The unlikely bestseller has roiled pundits and crystallized a conversation about inequality we should have had long ago. Now he has to win over normal peopleWhen the movie is made about the fall of...
View ArticleBooming Britain running smoothly? Don't believe the hype just yet
Growth figures will show a rise in output, but despite Bank of England repairs, the economic model may yet run out of roadGet ready for the celebrations. Tuesday sees the release of Britain's growth...
View ArticleFirst Dog on the Moon explains the reaction to Thomas Piketty's new book cartoon
The economist has upset a lot of conservative commentators and as First Dog on the Moon points out, the fact that he's French does not help Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need...
View ArticleTony Abbott's duplicity in proposing a 'temporary debt levy' is astounding
Prime minister is now contemplating breaking his own unequivocal pre-election 'no new taxes' promiseThe Abbott government has not confirmed that it is considering a temporary debt levy on high income...
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