Osborne warns of foreign economic threats to Britain’s recovery – video
Chancellor George Osborne warns of threats faced by Britain’s economy, including stock market falls, and problems abroad with China’s market slowing and economic instability in Russia and Brazil....
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View ArticleGeorge Osborne’s ‘cocktail of threats’ will leave us with a hangover | John...
The chancellor promised 2015 would be the year government borrowing would hit zero, but we’re facing a noxious economic brew of his own makingGeorge Osborne yesterday warned us about a “cocktail of...
View ArticleUK trade deficit prompts alarm as exports fall
Analysts say narrowing trade gap from £3.5bn to £3.2bn was powered by a big drop in oil imports and UK exports are not improvingBritain’s trade gap remained alarmingly high in November after exports...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne’s ‘dangerous cocktail’ leads to memory loss | Letters
So George Osborne tells us we face a “dangerous cocktail” of global risks to the economy (Report, 7 January). The Middle East, China, oil prices, US interest rates, terrorism … But I remember he told...
View ArticleSelling off Channel 4 would be a dogmatic act of cultural vandalism | Vince...
MPs and lords alike must oppose any money-grubbing attempts to sell off a national assetAs the dust settles on the autumn statement, some of its less conspicuous features, such as the commitment to...
View ArticleWhy American workers are in dire need of a wage rise | Josh Bivens
The economic fundamentals will remain perilous if low- and middle-income workers continue to endure poor payThe US economy ended 2015 with improvement in the labour market. Jobs grew by 284,000 each...
View ArticleThe most dangerous cocktail is the chancellor’s own recipe
George Osborne is now warning of ‘dangerous complacency’ just months after his notably complacent performance in the autumn statementDangerous cocktails were in evidence in many a bar during the...
View ArticleViewing class struggle from the dress circle | Letters
George Monbiot protests too vociferously about the “great tide of vitriol” his public school background has attracted (Opinion, 6 January). It’s true that “the left would be a bleaker place without...
View ArticleCitizen’s income is an idea whose time has come | Letters
I applaud John O’Farrell’s article (A no-string basic income?, 7 January). The logic is a “no brainer”. A basic reason for money is to ensure the flow of goods from factory to consumer. Cut off the...
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View ArticlePopulation growth in Africa: grasping the scale of the challenge
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View ArticlePM says 'no conflict' between fighting poverty and cutting benefits
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View ArticleMarch of the makers remains a figment of Osborne's imagination
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View ArticleYes, there is one great contribution men can make to feminism: pick up a mop...
Our society – and capitalism at large – depends on the unpaid labour of women. But there’s evidence that our gendered assumptions are hurting men tooLast week, I got a cleaner in. Now I know what...
View ArticleBank of England keeps interest rates on hold
Monetary policy committee votes to retain record low rate of 0.5% amid global uncertainty and brittle UK recoveryThe Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold this month, noting volatility in...
View ArticleUK construction industry suffers surprise drop in output
Output fell 0.5% in November, against expected rise of 0.5%, with ONS saying bad weather may have had impact Britain’s builders suffered an unexpected drop in output in November, signalling a faster...
View ArticleCompelling viewing on Channel 4 as TV bosses take sides on privatisation
A new chairman is about to be appointed as battle lines are drawn over options for the broadcasterChannel 4 has its own corporate countdown going on. A team from the Department for Culture, Media and...
View ArticleWhy are we looking on helplessly as markets crash all over the world? | Will...
The imminent collapse of the Chinese Ponzi-scheme economy shows that we need to bring control to the international economyThere has always been a tension at the heart of capitalism. Although it is the...
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