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UK inflation since 1948
Inflation in the UK fell to 2.2% in October. Get the full data over time, see how it compares with pay - and understand the new measures• Interactive inflation data explorer from Timetric• Get the...
View ArticleDoes a government nudge make us budge?
Nudge theory has quickly become nudge practice – whether it is vouchers to encourage women to breastfeed or text messages to pay a parking fine. But can governments really encourage us to change our...
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£2,000 fuel bills on the way, consumers warned
Forecast comes as EDF announces 3.9% rise and National Audit Office casts doubts on government price predictionsHouseholders have been warned that energy bills could rise by almost 50% over the next...
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Bank of England in no hurry to raise low interest rates
Governor Mark Carney stresses threat of housing bubble or big fall in unemployment will not automatically trigger rise in borrowing costsThe Bank of England will be in no hurry to raise interest rates...
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UK's lack of social mobility is due to entrenched elitism, says Alan Milburn
Government's social mobility adviser says problems of inequality are 'decades in the making' and cannot be blamed on one partyA shocking lack of social mobility in the UK is the consequence of decades...
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The moment David Cameron lost the 2015 general election | Martin Kettle
By extolling the virtues of permanent austerity, the prime minister has abandoned the middle ground he needs to winSteve Bell hit the nail on the head. His Guardian cartoon on Wednesday has David...
View ArticleDebt impasse deepens as Coalition rejects opposition’s $400bn alternative
Showdown means original proposal of $500bn will head back to the Senate only weeks before existing $300bn ceiling is reachedLenore Taylor
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What can David Cameron offer those who know the danger of dreaming big? |...
Talk of 'raising aspirations' for social mobility is little use to those who are only too aware of the obstacles a divided Britain puts in their wayAnd so, in the week that our overlord, David Cameron,...
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Youth in the Middle East: dying to escape from governments and parents
Governments must recognise that for its young people, the Arab spring was a yearning for new opportunities. Is it time for a culture shift in the employment sector?Dr Nader Kabbani, director of...
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Youth unemployment could wreck Europe's economic recovery | Terence Tse and...
Training schemes are laudable, but there is a disconnect between what young people learn and what employers wantThe financial crisis of 2008 devastated national economies around the world. We are still...
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Royal Mail privatisation: Goldman Sachs and UBS to be grilled by MPs
Investment banks to be asked in Commons why sale of asset favoured foreign investors and if float price was set too lowThe investment banks tasked with allocating shares in last month's controversial...
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Economic growth figures: for better, for worse | Editorial
The recovery is occurring without much confidence that Britain has resolved the questions thrown up by the financial crisisTo sighs of relief all round, the Bank of England produced an unusually...
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Eternal austerity makes complete sense – if you're rich | Mark Blyth
For David Cameron, cutting spending in a highly unequal society works because it doesn't affect those who matter to him. This used to be called class politicsThe prime minister's speech at the lord...
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Whose recovery is this? And who will reap the benefits?
The governor of the Bank of England is upbeat about the economy – but most people have yet to feel an improvement. It's the link between wages, unemployment and interest rates that is crucial to us all...
View ArticleGrowth - David Cameron-style
Chris Riddell on the Coalition's economic policy and the Tories website purgeChris Riddell
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Royal Mail privatisation: bankers to face select committee
Advisers from Goldman Sachs and UBS will appear before MPs as concern grows over IPO valuationThe flotation of Royal Mail will come under renewed scrutiny this week when MPs question some of the City's...
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Manufacturers urge George Osborne to cut energy costs for business
Lobby group EEF calls on chancellor to scrap green taxes as part of series of measures which it says will support recoveryBritain's manufacturers have called on the chancellor to cut business energy...
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Independent Scotland would face choice of tax rises or deep cuts, says IFS
Scottish government contests Institute for Fiscal Studies report that predicts 'significant additional fiscal tightening'An independent Scotland would face far tougher financial challenges than the...
View ArticleEd Miliband: banks will fund extended childcare - video
A levy on big banks would be used to pay for extended free childcare to help parents back into work under Labour, Ed Miliband says
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EU - AU: six years of partnership, but at what cost?
While Senegalese president Micky Sall has called for renewed efforts to build on the Africa-EU Partnership, many countries remain cautious of its potential effects on African industryThe Senegalese...
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