Greek presidential election exposes real threat to democracy | Letters
Owen Jones’s excellent article on the political situation in Greece was, sadly, too optimistic (Greece’s radical left could kill off austerity in the EU, 22 December). The prospect of the first...
View ArticleLabour not responsible for crash, says former Bank of England governor
Mervyn King says there was shared intellectual responsibility across political parties for failing to foresee problemsThe former Bank of England governor Mervyn King has denied that the previous Labour...
View ArticleThe Guardian view of the poll tax papers: judgment on Oliver Letwin | Editorial
New documents from the Thatcher era reveal an act of political folly by one of David Cameron’s most senior ministersMore than 20 years after it was abolished, Margaret Thatcher’s poll tax remains the...
View ArticleWhat I want from our cities in 2015: public spaces that are truly public
In 2009, Boris Johnson railed against the ‘corporatisation’ of public space in London. Now, as private estates mushroom from Malaysia Square to Elephant Park, he seems to have forgotten all about it...
View ArticleAusterity cuts will bite even harder in 2015 – another £12bn will go
During five years of austerity, Britain has not experienced the wave of protest seen in other countries. That could change – this is a pivotal year in the race to reshape the nature of the stateGeorge...
View ArticleUK manufacturing growth falls to three-month low
CIPS/Markit figures show domestic demand feeding growth rather than exports as rival survey shows eurozone stagnatingGrowth in the UK’s manufacturing sector slowed at the end of 2014, raising further...
View ArticleNew consumer debt reaches seven-year high in UK
Consumer helplines sound alarm bells as new borrowing on credit cards, loans and overdrafts in November tops £1.25bnConsumer helplines have sounded a warning after Britons ran up their highest level of...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne's friends wish you a frugal new year
Chris Riddell on the chancellor's vision for 2015 Continue reading...
View ArticleCameron says Tories’ £25bn spending cuts are necessary and reasonable
PM hits back after Labour attempt to portray Tories as economic extremists, saying Ed Miliband’s plans would lead to real povertyDavid Cameron has said Conservative plans to slash public spending by...
View ArticleThe credit boom is a ticking timebomb for UK plc
Overall debt is falling as a ratio of household income but it is rising fast for a large and growing minority of already stretched poorer and younger householdsThere is a warning buried in the economic...
View ArticleLow pay commission split over 50p minimum wage rise
Decision on whether or not to back rise to £7 per hour eagerly awaited as pay becomes key election issueMembers of the Low Pay Commission appear to be split on whether to recommend a 50p-an-hour rise...
View ArticleBank of England minutes to lift lid on global financial crisis
Details of Bank’s inner workings and discussions amid the 2007-2008 crisis to be published this week following calls for greater accountabilityThe inside story of the Bank of England’s response to the...
View ArticleGeneral election campaign 2015 kicks off – as it happened
With 122 days to go, the general election campaign has begun. Here are eight reasons why this will be a remarkable electionLabour has rubbished a ‘dodgy dossier riddled with untruths’ unveiled by Tory...
View ArticleThe new American dream: high school-educated millennials pursue individualism...
High school-educated young Americans – what scholar Andrew Cherlin defines as the working class – are now pursuing their ‘expressive selves’ in much the same way as the middle class. Cherlin worries...
View ArticleA smaller state? It’s what got us into trouble to begin with | Peter Hain
The deficit debate is a trap. To create a fairer Britain, Labour needs to learn to love spending againNo wonder so many people are so turned off by what now passes for politics in Britain. Election...
View ArticleMichael Sandel: The more things money can buy, the harder it is to be poor –...
Over the last few decades we've become a market society where almost everything is up for sale – there are cash incentives for doctors who diagnose dementia patients and for teachers whose students get...
View ArticleEconomics supports immediate action on global warming | Dana Nuccitelli
While optimal climate policies are debatable, the need for such policies is notLately there seems to have been a shift away from climate science denial, toward arguments downplaying the costs of...
View ArticleRepeat after me: the Australian economy is not like a household budget |...
Our political and economic thinking has been warped by bad analogies to the point where we can’t see the real economy. The Abbott government is happy to play alongTo prosecute its economic agenda, the...
View ArticleCircle in talks to exit private contract to run Hinchingbrooke hospital
Healthcare company managing Britain’s first privately run NHS hospital blames funding cuts and surge in A&E demandThe company behind Britain’s first privately run hospital said it planned to pull...
View ArticleCircle says it’s driven by its patients – but it’s been looking rather sick...
‘Dream the impossible’ promise was left broken after care, hygiene and staffing at Hinchingbrooke hospital were criticisedCircle Holdings became the only private company to run an NHS hospital when it...
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