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UK inflation since 1948
Inflation in the UK stands at 2.5% in August 2012. Get the full data over time - and see how it compares with pay• Get the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the GuardianUK...
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Benefits link to inflation could be cut
Government considering move to freeze benefits for two years, BBC reportsThe government is considering ending the annual inflation-linked rise in benefits as part of the drive to find additional...
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Deficit, national debt and government borrowing - how has it changed since 1946?
How bad is the deficit really? We bring you all the data going back to the 1940s• Get the dataBritain's government deficit is at a record high. Public sector net borrowing excluding financial sector...
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Danny Alexander: Tories must stop trashing green agenda
Lib Dem Treasury chief secretary attacks Tory colleague George Osborne for endangering green investments and on welfare cutsDanny Alexander, the Liberal Democrat Treasury chief secretary, has accused...
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We can find resources for the elderly, says Danny Alexander
Chief secretary committed to cuts but is preparing to create clear water between Lib Dems and Tories on long-term careWith a knowing smile Danny Alexander sits back in his armchair and pretends to pat...
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Coalition cuts have been too deep, says key Nick Clegg aide
• Ex-adviser Richard Reeves says economic policy was flawed • Observer poll puts Liberal Democrats in fourth placeNick Clegg faced a double blow on Saturday night as one of his closest advisers...
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We can't just sit back if we want to share the benefits of recovery
The minimum wage demonstrated how concerted acts of policy can shape a more progressive pattern of earningsToday, not surprisingly, the only question is when will growth return – but at some point it...
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Not even Tesco knows enough to solve an economic crisis as big as this
The retailer's chief executive is another business leader who apparently believes that belt-tightening is the key to growth. Bigger and more radical thinking is urgently neededWhen George Orwell...
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London Met's visa curb is at the heart of the government's market experiment...
The focus is on creating an education market – where private providers can operate and public universities can go bustAlmost a month after the UK Border Agency announced that it was revoking London...
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Whatever happened to responsible capitalism? | David Priestland
High-frequency trading exacerbates volatility, crashes and short-termism. Yet the British Treasury protects itFour years ago, as they looked into the post-Lehman Brothers abyss, our political leaders...
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The Liberal Democrat conference has given fantasy a leading role | Jackie Ashley
The party sees itself as ready to squeeze the rich and green the nation, but it's part of a rightwing, Tory-led regimeThere's always been a slight air of fantasy about Brighton, from the fantasy...
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Nick Clegg pledges fresh battle with chancellor over budget cuts
Under pressure Lib Dem leader says there should be no attack on welfare without new taxes on richNick Clegg signalled a fresh battle over budget cuts with George Osborne on Sunday after warning that it...
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Government considering capital spending to inject growth into economy
Chancellor could announce change in direction in December's autumn statement – but it will be more Plan A+ than Plan BA substantive reversal of capital spending cuts is being examined by coalition...
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Stage management allowed Lib Dems to skirt real debate about economy |...
Choice offered delegates did not reflect real row about how to interpret fiscal mandate and whether to tolerate further cutsMuch praise is being lavished on the Liberal Democrats' open policy-making,...
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Letters: Unfair taxes and the thin yellow line
Polly Toynbee (This pleb jibe exposes the Tories' Flashman thinking, 25 September) repeats the Institute for Fiscal Studies' assertion that the bottom third earn too little to pay tax. Actually, so far...
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Nick Clegg reprises scare-mongering Greek comparisons | Polly Toynbee
Remorse? Regret? Atonement? No. Liberal Democrat leader says there's no turning back, even as the economy plummetsThe day of atonement, what better day for Nick Clegg's big speech? He has shrunk his...
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Osborne's second fiscal rule looks increasingly unattainable
IFS urges the chancellor to drop his debt rule - but that shouldn't let the coalition off the hookBritain's top tax thinktank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, has added its voice to Sir Mervyn King's...
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Fewer defaults and better returns from green energy and housing markets,...
Returns on investments in renewable energy could offer 5% over a 25 year period, says Matt Smith of the CDFI Key FundCDFIs could recoup some of their best and longest returns through investing in...
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Osborne's 'shares for rights' scheme full of holes, say unions
George Osborne's plan to strip workers of rights in exchange for shares in firms will not create jobs or growth, GMB chief saysTrade unions have dismissed George Osborne's plans to allow firms to draw...
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George Osborne unveils employee 'shares for rights' scheme
Proposal would allow firms to make new staff forfeit key rights, such as redundancy, in exchange for tax-exempt sharesBusinesses will be allowed to remove "gold-plated employment rights" in exchange...
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