Bank of England made rescue plan for banks at height of eurozone crisis
Record of September 2011 meeting reveals for first time how concerned policymakers were with impact of turmoil on UKAt the height of the eurozone crisis the Bank of England warned the Treasury that it...
View ArticleMiliband and Adonis publish regional growth review: Politics live blog
Lunchtime summary Afternoon summary4.01pm BST A Conservative minister, Matthew Hancock, has invited the UK Statistics Authority to reprimand Labour for using what he claims are misleading statistics...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on rebalancing the economy
Britain is returning to growth, but not in all the right places. Labour's plans may helpThe economy is returning to health. Manufacturing output is growing fast and predicted to grow faster. An...
View ArticleFactories hire more staff amid fastest growth for 20 years
Manufacturing jobs have helped to lift the pound to its highest level since the financial crisis began in 2008Factories are hiring new staff to keep up with rising demand as Britain's manufacturing...
View ArticleJuma on Piketty's Capital: can Africa avoid the trap of unequal growth?
The bestseller by radical economist Thomas Piketty could teach African policymakers how to curb the excesses of capitalismThe revival of Africa's economic fortunes has ushered in a new mood of...
View ArticleSmall businesses are the UK's greatest advantage we must help them look overseas
Giving small businesses the skills, knowhow and connections to sell beyond the UK will be key to Britain's economic fightbackAfter weathering the recession, recent data suggests the British economy is...
View ArticleBritain is a corporate tax haven that's why US firms are keen to uproot
Destination Maternity, the US baby clothes business, wants to take over Mothercare to halve its corporation tax burdenA country's tax regime has a clear impact on where international companies choose...
View ArticlePostwar baby boomers missed out on earnings, ONS says
Statistics reveal that those who started working in the mid-90s earned 40% more than their parents' generation, but why?It's 1975. Harold Wilson is the prime minister and inflation has hit a postwar...
View ArticleEd Miliband sets out economic goals for UK in bid to woo business
Labour would 'address skills gap, reform uncompetitive markets, create infrastructure body and back culture of long-termism'A Labour government will reform, rather than defend uncompetitive markets,...
View ArticleMiliband's speech and Labour's Inclusive Prosperity conference: Politics live...
Lunchtime summary Afternoon summary4.29pm BSTHere are the main points from the afternoon session of the conference. Sir Roger Carr, the chairman of BAE Systems, hit out at Labour's plans to impose a...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne rules out answering simple maths question
Chancellor boasts of A-level maths but dodges question on eight times table from seven-year-old boyAs chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne has faced many a tough question relating to figures but...
View ArticlePrivate rail firms to face franchise fight with state under Labour plan
Plan for competitive bids drawn up, ruling out proposals that expired franchises be returned automatically to the public sectorLabour is to raise the prospect of further parts of the rail network being...
View ArticleLabour's half-hearted plan for rail renationalisation is a cop-out |...
The party does not seem brave enough to ditch a franchise system that hasn't worked for the industry or passengersRail firms to face franchise fight with state under Labour planReports today suggest...
View ArticleConsequences of privatising cancer care |@guardianletters
Our fellows, the doctors who diagnose and treat cancer, have registered major concerns with us about the planned model for commissioning cancer services in Staffordshire (NHS cancer care faces...
View ArticleIt's time to revive public ownership and the common good | Anne Karpf
Despite its dire record, privatisation is rarely questioned. We must push for our shared interests to take precedenceIt might sound like an oxymoron, but this is a positive article about public...
View ArticleUN must pick up the pace on sustainable finance
The economy and capital markets are on an unsustainable footing, but a lack of UN policy focus means progress towards sustainability is grinding along in first gearChange takes time. Patience is a...
View ArticleLook who's pointing the finger
Chris Riddell on Conservative attempts to discredit the Labour leader Continue reading...
View ArticleGrowth is good but only if it makes life better for everyone
There is a growing realisation that as economies recover, capitalism must become greener and fairer. It won't be easyThis time it will be different, the politicians promise. This time it has to be...
View ArticleThe best of capitalism is over for rich countries and for the poor ones it...
Populations with access to technology and a sense of their human rights will not accept inequalityOne of the upsides of having a global elite is that at least they know what's going on. We, the deluded...
View ArticleThe Tories should be defending union rights: capitalism's survival depends on...
The IMF says rising inequality will lead to economic meltdown. This shows that workers need more bargaining power, not lessYou already know what David Cameron is going to say when Thursday's general...
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