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Yes, the rioters resent the police. But so do non-rioters | Harriet Harman
My own research suggests that it wasn't simply hostility towards the police but also deprivation that fuelled recent riotsHeadlines reporting the Guardian and London School of Economics' Reading the...
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Conservative compassion seems to exclude the disabled and sick | Sue Marsh
The politicians driving welfare changes have personal experience of the support they are seeking to eraseIn just a few weeks, the coalition's welfare reform bill will face its final reading in the...
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How best to nurse the economy back to health
This government is indeed "bleeding the patient" and only making the economy sicker (Ed Balls is right on the money, 7 December) but it is optimistic to state that a blood transfusion in the form of a...
View ArticleSteve Bell on Cameron and Merkel in Brussels – cartoon
Cameron, Sarkozy and Merkel held a joint meeting shortly before the EU summit on fiscal integration in the eurozoneSteve Bell
View ArticleThe Business podcast extra: Jeffrey Sachs on economics and ethics
The economist Jeffrey Sachs is famed for his work on globalisation and its impact on developing world economies. Previous works have focused on Africa and South America.But now he's training his eyes...
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European Union summit agreement: the main points
EU leaders' 'fiscal compact' to tackle eurozone debt crisis aims to co-ordinate economic policies with a ceiling on deficitsEuropean Union leaders agreed on a new "fiscal compact" to tackle the...
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How I'd stop neoliberalism in its tracks | Neil Clark
If I had a Tardis, I'd save the world from the relentless march of neoliberal capitalism by going back to the 1970sSo, we're heading back to the 1970s. Well, at least that what some respected economic...
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David Cameron blocks EU treaty with veto, casting Britain adrift in Europe
EU leaders poised to line up 26-1 in support of Franco-German blueprint, but PM had apparent blessing of Nick CleggDavid Cameron plunged Britain's position in Europe into the greatest uncertainty in a...
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Firms fear Cameron's veto will steer UK into economic dead end
David Cameron's bold decision has caused alarm among companies fearful of a long-term loss of influence in EuropeWhen David Cameron used the nuclear option in the early hours of Friday morning, and...
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The economy: the only way forward is for banks to change their ways | the big...
We need an economic reformation after years of inadequate and ill-founded practicesThe failures of Britain's political classes are now manifest. The egregious errors of national economic management...
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Debt repayment is driving the EU back to recession
For Britain to be locked in austerity with Germany is no way to recover from a credit crunchItalian bond rates are on the way up again. Spanish bonds are following in their wake. Among the credit...
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Britain is ruled by the banks, for the banks | Aditya Chakrabortty
Is David Cameron's kid-glove treatment of the City remotely justified, when it neither pays its way nor lends effectively?The national interest. It's a phrase we've heard a lot recently. David Cameron...
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UK inflation since 1948
Inflation in the UK has fallen to 4.8%. Get the full data over time - and see how it compares to pay• Get the dataUK inflation went down to 4.8% in November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
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Secondary schools fail teenagers over computer lessons, says Ofsted
Britain's economic rebuilding and teenagers' job prospects put at risk by ICT teachers lacking key skills, inspectors findSchools are jeopardising the career prospects of thousands of teenagers by...
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David Cameron has left the City more, not less, vulnerable to EU law | Philip...
Cameron may have feared Sarkozy and Merkel taming the City, but the UK is now powerless to thwart new legislationThere are many puzzles about the British government's tactics at last week's EU summit....
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Labour is yet to find its voice on the economy | Sunny Hundal
New Labour's Faustian pact with the City used its taxes to fund public services and help the poorest. That's over, so where now?It took the Conservatives more than a decade after 1997 to seriously...
View ArticlePolitics Weekly podcast: Clegg and Cameron split on euro veto
David Cameron's decision to veto changes to the Lisbon EU treaty was received with delight among Eurosceptic Conservatives. But the prime minister's Lib Dem coalition allies were dismayed. Nick Clegg...
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Europe's leaders are playing with fire if they follow the Latvian example |...
Saying Latvia's policy of internal devaluation was an economic success is a bit like bragging about America's Great DepressionIn recent months some advocates of Europe's austerity policies have been...
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Older people suffering under 'poorly publicised' fuel poverty scheme
The government's fuel poverty scheme is poorly publicised and pensioners are unsure whether they qualify for extra help, according to a pensioner groupThousands of older people may be left in the cold...
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Europe's bad weather is heading America's way | David Blanchflower
The economic climate really could turn a lot worse. Congress must extend payroll tax cuts and benefits – and do it soonWhen I landed in Edinburgh on a journey that had begun in Boston last week, my...
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