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Cameron's approval rating outstrips his government's – poll
According to Guardian/ICM poll, 48% of respondents say PM is doing a good job, while coalition's score is 39%David Cameron is ending 2011 on a high, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. The main...
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Cameron in command: politics in the slump | Editorial
Hard times are getting harder under a government that has fallen out of favour – but the public is still smiling on the man at the helmHard times are getting harder under a government that has fallen...
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Letters: Privatisation deaths
Neil Clark (Vaclav Havel: another side to the story, 18 December) cites a 2009 study in the Lancet that purports to show that mass privatisation in post-communist countries was responsible for "as many...
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Ed Miliband risks Tory trap on public spending, says shadow minister
Leading Labour thinker flags up 'tax and spend trap' with calls for greater Labour focus on a vision for sustainable growthEd Miliband will lose the next election if Labour falls into a trap set by the...
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Is David Cameron turning into the Stanley Baldwin of the 21st century?
Labour historians say prime minister resembles Tories' most electorally successful leader of the modern eraStanley Baldwin, the Conservative party's most electorally successful leader, is back in...
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Economy: the failure of Osbornomics
Workers and businesses are in for a far worse time than need have been the caseMany big ideas in economics have been tested to near-destruction this year, from the permanence of the euro to the...
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CBI warns UK must focus on exports and business investment
Business group says British economy needs to wean itself off debt-driven household and government consumptionBritain urgently needs to rebalance its flagging economy away from dependence on domestic...
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Why Britain should think about doing things the German way | Jonathan Glancey
The British economy is built on flimsy and unreliable foundations. We should be making more thingsFour years ago I attended the opening ceremony of BMW Welt in Munich. This sensational vortex of a...
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Letters: How Labour can break out of the Tory trap
I despair at yet another article written from the exclusive perspective of the Westminster village, designed to appeal to that mythical middle England of swing voters who decide elections (Miliband...
View ArticleGary Barker on the Conservative plans for 2012 – cartoon
David Cameron and George Osborne prepare for the new yearGary Barker
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Jeremy Hunt rejects calls for 'austerity' Olympics
Culture secretary says investing heavily in London 2012 will pay off as a boost to UK economic confidence in downturnThe government has rejected calls for the London 2012 Games to be an "austerity"...
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UK manufacturing faces a long march to rebalance economy
British manufacturers see some reason to be optimistic for 2012 – as long as the eurozone deals with its problemsManufacturing will be an economic and emotional totem for British business this year....
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Be warned, George Osborne, austerity will be bad for your ratings
A leading ratings agency spells out what 2012 could bring for the chancellor of the exchequerConfidential memorandumTo: The Rt Hon George Osborne,chancellor of the exchequerFrom: Moonshine Ratings...
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Politics in 2012: what would Margaret do? Plan B, of course | Michael White
David Cameron will apply lessons from Thatcherite history while Ed Miliband looks to the squeezed middleEven more than 12 months ago, the fate of David Cameron's coalition in 2012 lies in the grip of...
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Economics in 2012: no gain, just pain as austerity brings misery to all
With the eurozone on the brink of a new recession, this will be the year when millions of people bear the bruntThe fluctuations of the financial markets and the relentless round of make-or-break...
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Ed Miliband leadership attacked by former Blair aide
Accusations that Labour party leader is guilty of 'misguided anti-business rhetoric' levelled by Tim Allan Ed Miliband is guilty of "misguided anti-business rhetoric", according to a former adviser to...
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David Cameron: we are not immune from eurozone crisis
PM uses new year message to declare Britain can only secure 'some protection' from the debt stormsDavid Cameron today serves notice that the economy faces another tough – and possibly worse – year as...
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If surpluses cause as many problems as debts, maybe we need to tax creditors
Without surpluses, there are no debts. Keynes suggested a means to restoring equilibrium between nations after the Great Depression. It may be an idea whose time has come We owe a debt to China. We...
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Liam Byrne's call for a new welfare state: panel verdict | The panel
Our panel discusses the shadow work and pensions secretary's return to William Beveridge in his comments on reformDiane Abbott: 'Benefits are just part of the picture'My colleague Liam Byrne is...
View ArticleGary Barker on Cameron's outlook for the Economy - cartoon
David Cameron used his new year message to declare Britain can only secure 'some protection' from the debt storms of EurozoneGary Barker
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