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Local authorities expect half of poor residents to refuse to pay council tax
Councils are budgeting for large losses after coalition's benefit changes mean 2 million low-income workers must pay taxLocal authorities have conceded that up to half of people on low incomes will...
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How American and British workers can fight for a fairer economic system |...
The time has come for workers in the UK and US to campaign in unison for economic alternativesThis weekend, the British labour movement will be marching in London for a future that works. Two weeks...
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Osborne's austerity opponents will not get their way
Chancellor is too worried about the bond market to heed advice from Krugman – and Brown-busting stimulus? Forget it PortesOn the day the Nobel prize for economics was announced in Stockholm, a former...
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UK inflation since 1948
Inflation in the UK stands at 2.2% in September 2012. Get the full data over time - and see how it compares with pay• Interactive inflation data explorer from Timetric• Get the data• More data...
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Government spending: see which economies will spend the least by 2017
What will happen to government spending in the world's biggest economies by 2017? Just how low will the US and the UK go?• Download the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the...
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Austerity may have hurt UK growth more than expected, OBR admits
Spending cuts and tax rises may have hurt growth more than originally assumed, Office for Budget Responsibility saysThe British government's spending cuts and tax increases may have hurt economic...
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3D printing is coming – so let's not strangle the industry at birth | Spencer...
Now that we can download designs and turn them into objects, it's time for regulation to catch up3D printing is a big deal. It could – potentially – see local, custom-made goods replacing those...
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Tory privatisation plans dealt blow in Cornwall
Leader of Cornwall council is ousted after trying to push through £300m sell-offConservative plans to privatise council services plans were dealt a fresh blow on Tuesday when the leader of Cornwall...
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Thatcher's outsourcing fantasy fails in reality
To date, almost all attempts at large-scale privatisation of local government have proved to be political poisonThe outsourcing of individual council services to large private corporate companies such...
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OBR admits poor forecasting record
Office for Budget Responsibility predicted economic growth six times stronger than the latest official figures suggestThe government's independent fiscal watchdog admitted on Tuesday it had been caught...
View ArticleUK unemployment fall to 2.5 million hailed by minister - video
Employment minister Mark Hoban welcomes Wednesday's 'landmark' figures showing unemployment at a 15-month low
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George Osborne accused of opening tax loophole with 'shares for rights'
Critics say well-off will benefit from tax-avoidance possibilities as employment rights can be given back to selected workersGeorge Osborne has been accused of opening up new tax avoidance...
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UK economy still ailing, warns Bank of England insider
• MPC's David Miles foresees only sluggish growth in Britain • Stimulus 'off the scale', yet no signs of overheatingThe Bank of England's most consistent inflation "dove" has made the case for a fresh...
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Letters: Employment figures puzzle solved
No one, least of all distinguished Guardian journalists, should be beguiled by claims that the economy is "starting to recover" (Cameron hails surprise rise in employment, 18 October) – primarily on...
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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 dataGovernment borrowing is down - a drop which has surprised many City economists.Public sector net borrowing,...
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Government borrowing lower than expected
Official figures take some pressure off George Osborne ahead of December's autumn statementThe government's finances look far less grim than feared in the first six months of the tax year, taking some...
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Alternatives to austerity: 10 ideas from across the political spectrum
From cutting middle-class benefits to making it easier to fire workers, here are some ideas for rescuing the economyThe Trades Union Congress march on Saturday is being held under the slogan "A Future...
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The end of the New World Order | Seumas Milne
The upheavals of the early 21st century have changed our world. Now, in the aftermath of failed wars and economic disasters, pressure for a social alternative can only growIn the late summer of 2008,...
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We need growth, but austerity keeps the economy in chains
George Osborne's cutbacks are not the cause of this depression, but they are a major factor in keeping it alive. When the private sector collapses like this, governments must step inWhenever I go to...
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We need intelligent political leadership if we are to prosper | The big issue
Successive governments have to failed to nurture the country's great innovatorsWill Hutton is absolutely spot on when he claims that Britain's future lies in a culture of open and vigorous innovation....
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