Cameron accuses Balls of 'appalling' comment over 2010 'no money' note
Prime minister attacks shadow chancellor for saying note left in Treasury by Liam Byrne warning there was no money left was a joke David Cameron has accused Ed Balls of saying “frankly the most...
View ArticleNo, Nick Clegg, in 2010 Britain wasn’t ‘in the midst of an economic...
At the time the Lib Dems decided to jump into bed with the Tories, the economy was on the mend. Then the coalition overdosed it with austerityIt’s the weekend after the general election in 2010. David...
View ArticleKen Clarke: Tory party is too rightwing and personal attacks won't work
Former chancellor says failure to create rebalanced economy is ‘single biggest issue affecting the country’ and warns against unfunded promisesThe former Conservative chancellor Kenneth Clarke warned...
View ArticleIMF chief praises British government's handling of economy
Christine Lagarde says coalition’s ‘smart fiscal policy’ is delivering results, despite IMF itself warning about budget deficit and household debtThe head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine...
View ArticleUK jobless rate falls to 5.6%, lowest since 2008
Economists say fall in unemployment is still not feeding through to consumers in the form of higher wagesBritain’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since 2008 but earnings growth has...
View ArticleWhy the British jobs recovery has not brought bulging pay packets
Weaker unions and lower inflation have coincided with a structural change that has resulted in an increased supply of labourThe last time Britain’s unemployment rate was this low was in July 2008, two...
View ArticleDavid Cameron: Britain is the jobs factory of Europe – video
Speaking in Birmingham on Friday, David Cameron hails Britain as the 'jobs factory of Europe' after unemployment dropped to its lowest level since 2008. The Office for National Statistics said the rate...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on Britain’s choices: the economy | Editorial
In this first of a series on the big policy options of the general election we look at the imperfect but nevertheless stark alternatives that face Britain on economic strategyThis was meant to be an...
View ArticleDavid Shrigley: 'Not voting is pure nihilism – it won't do any good'
Key figures in the arts, broadcasting and politics give us a snapshot of their lives and tell us what they think about Britain todayAnxious, atomised… and not in it together: the state of Britain in...
View ArticleTory long-term economic plan? Not even the propaganda is working
The Conservative party’s only plan is short-term and designed to win the election, but its myths are a ticking timebomb waiting to explode The Tories think they have two trump cards to play in the...
View ArticleAid spending has hit health and education | Letters
Just what is it about the UK’s experience on international aid that Larry Elliott thinks we should be “proud of” (A strange silence about a story to be proud of, 13 April)? Yes, more money is being...
View ArticleLabour claims study shows Tories back further NHS privatisation
Survey on NHS funding shows one in four Conservative councillors support introducing charges but one Tory quoted calls Labour stunt ‘outrageous’Labour has released research that claims to expose...
View ArticleListen to the Long Read by Yanis Varoufakis - How I became an erratic Marxist...
This week's Long Reads audio features iconoclastic Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' searing account of European capitalism and how the left can learn from Marx's mistakes Continue reading...
View ArticleNational Gallery staff begin week-long strike over privatisation
Workers take industrial action this week in protest at ‘cynical’ plans to sell off visitor servicesWorkers at the National Gallery in London are staging a fresh wave of strikes in a long-running...
View ArticleThe three big election questions that all the parties are simply ignoring |...
Forget the deficit: the real challenges we face – growth, housing and who exactly the government represents – won’t be mentioned on the campaign trailElections have but one iron law: listen for what...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on Britain’s 2015 choice: energy policy | Editorial
There are tough choices ahead on energy that need to be underwritten by a long-term strategyThis is the year of the Paris summit, the moment when the world must make tough decisions in order to start...
View ArticleNorth-south divide is far from being resigned to history
A ‘northern powerhouse’ plan is a welcome step but it will need to be repeated in other parts of the UK, and to be far bolder, to redress a historical imbalance dating back to the 19th centuryIt would...
View ArticleTesco’s rise mirrored that of Thatcherism. Neither is dead yet | Anne Perkins
Unfortunately Tesco’s £6.38bn loss doesn’t mark the coming of a new world of independent, value-based shopping. It is still a £50bn business with the confidence of the CityTesco has made a loss of...
View ArticleLib Dems would end public sector pay cuts if put back in government
Lib Dems are accused of electoral desperation after announcing plans to increase salaries by at least inflation after five years of pay restraintsThe Liberal Democrats would end public sector pay cuts...
View ArticleVictorian town gets $41m benefit from resettling Burmese Karen refugees
Nhill, halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide and with a population of just under 2,300, has taken in 170 Karen refugees from Burma since 2010A small town in Victoria has gained an economic benefit of...
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