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the guardian view on george osborne s new economic...

The chancellor’s reluctance to be clear approximately British strategy with regard to China...

the guardian view on george osborne: solemn,...

The chancellor has made his name by talking tough. But a original audit of his stern promises...

should we scrap benefits and pay everyone £100 a...

The view of a universal basic income is approximately to leap from the margins to the...

the guardian view on labour s fiscal policy:...

George Osborne’s fiscal constitution is a silly game. John McDonnell is right to vote against it....

it s time to roll forward the frontiers of the...

Jeremy Cushing on the money that could be keep to use to reform society,Neil Hornsby advocates...

the guardian view on tax credit cuts: the...

Evidence is more abundant than ever in economics. But Osborne prefers to sweep the awkward facts...

how to secure british jobs in a global economy |...

Your editorial (Should we be hitching our star so closely to Beijing’s wagon?,20 October) and...

industrial strategy must consider the workers too...

Reactions to the UK’s new industrial strategy and to the 59% tumble in apprentice numbersWhile I...

will atlas shrug in face of corbynomics? | letters...

Tom Clark,writing (Opinion, 4 September) in response to our letter to the FT, and misses our main...

lord peston obituary

Economist who used his expertise as a weapon in the fight for social justiceMaurice Peston,Lord...

we know what s wrong with the uk economy. now it s...

A decade on from the crash and with the Brexit fog clearing,there’s an opportunity to make genuine...

the fight for the environment and the fight for...

Market exploitation of working course people and of the environment adds up to the endangerment of...

one law for steelworkers. another for farmers |...

The government needs to be as generous with the steel industry as it was with banks and farmersIt...

yah, yah, yah - frank loves you and your...

She sounds like a creation of satirists but shares in the Tory minister are at an all-time high and...

britain s reliance on financial services spells...

George Osborne’s failure to build a broader economy leaves us exposed to instability in ChinaThe...

pitfalls of funding infrastructure the british way...

The private finance initiative (PFI) fell out of favour with the government in the aftermath of the...

brexit is just a distraction to the real problem:...

We must rebalance the economy by widening the manufacturing and production base,making it...

the huge financial inequality will only be fixed...

‘In such a fix,can there really be no clash between left and good?’A few people, mostly men, and...

alas poor chancellor: doomed to do little and...

Any bid Philip Hammond makes to raise money for the exchequer is shouted down by backbenchers. The...

a truly free market exploits the weak and...

Only the few benefit from unrestrained capitalismI found the collection of comments on capitalism...

if only osborne s spending would make a great leap...

This Thatcherite chancellor’s dependence on communist China for energy is just one of many...

the uneasy relationship between invention and...

I fright Zoe Williams has set Labour an impossible task with her admonition (The future’s at...

friction is now between global financial elite and...

The anger and frustration felt by tough-working people who have seen their wages and job security...

george osborne s budget shows he is planning an...

The chancellor’s budget is weird. Either there’s going to be economic pain before polling day in...

feeling the pinch? the super rich certainly aren t

Credit Suisse’s ‘wealth’ report will expose how higher prices and rising inflation are hitting...

john mcdonnell s new fiscal rule is strong. but it...

It’ll take more than one good policy to rebuild Labour’s economic credibility,so entrenched is...

modern capitalism needs an opponent. it needs...

The Labour leader’s rise may seem to be a response to internal party frictions. In fact,it is a...

income inequality: trickle down economics is alive...

Old theories never die,they just get renamed. Scott Morrison’s notion of cutting taxes for the...

we need a new language to talk about the economy |...

The images used by politicians can simplify difficult theories,but they are also being used to...

tax credits should not be used to subsidise low...

Owen Jones is right to highlight the plight of the working destitute but incorrect to propose the...

living within our means makes no economic sense....

It may sound like common sense,but this platitude has no place in 21st-century economics – as John...

osborne s next generation should check the...

Behind the chancellor’s budget emphasis on encourage for young people,there is little to reduce...

brexit would be a messy divorce, and very hard on...

The Leave campaigns understanding that renegotiation of trade terms with the EU will be easy is...

the gathering financial storm is just one effect...

Governments are liberating global corporations from the rule of law and leaving them to rip the...

if amsterdam and berlin can embrace the night...

Other countries see social and economic value in their nightclubs. Here,we complain and close them...

the steel city blues: the future of whyalla and...

The decline of Arrium steel is a clash between preserving a way of life that offers workers dignity...

labour leads drive for equality impact assessment...

Lib Dems,SNP and Green MPs co-sign letter as Labour analysis shows women continue to bear brunt of...

it s not enough that homeowners prosper. everyone...

Osborne claims inequality is declining but the economy – and society – will suffer whether he...

pain without gain: the truth about austerity |...

The Conservative project has left productivity and prosperity in tatters while plunging us into ever...

britains free market economy isnt working

The laissez-faire economic model has proved a total dud. A proper industrial strategy is...

the guardian view on austerity strategy: time for...

The chancellor should pay heed to his predecessors at the Treasury – and to the doubts of his own...

while london rides the crossrail gravy train, the...

Vanity megaprojects in the capital like the Elizabeth line and HS2 always win Whitehall battles,and...

government business department shuts largest non...

George Osborne’s ‘northern powerhouse’ policy questioned as department closure in Sheffield...

osborne plan has no basis in economics | letter...

The chancellor’s plans,announced in his Mansion House speech, for “permanent budget surpluses”...

you can work your arse off and still not be able...

We’re highlighting gripping conversations on the site – including another year without a pay...

george osborne is trying to distract people from...

Stamp duty savings for homebuyers are an attempt to divert attention from further public spending...

governing should be about democracy, say...

Yanis Varoufakis is among signatories to a letter asking Britain and the EU to sign up to a...

is labours manifesto living in fantasy land? quite...

Imperfect it may be,but Labour’s manifesto recognises the economic status quo can’t be kept...

crime, terrorism and tax evasion: why banks are...

Governments would care for to see the end of banknotes. But what would a cashless society mean for...

osborne: government spending review to focus on...

Chancellor,who has overseen 5.4% topple in infrastructure investment, to launch national commission...

george osborne will give you a pay rise. but he...

The chancellor’s higher minimum wage will benefit the low-paid. But the Tories’ trade union bill...

corbynomics sounds subversive, but maybe not for...

In the post-slump era,radical ideas can quickly go mainstream and turn economic orthodoxy on its...

relentless cuts won t help britain s long term...

One of the most potent dangers to our future is a simplistic,ideologically inspired dogma that is...

don t let the tories fool you: we must borrow to...

There will be a rightwing backlash against Labour’s strategy for reviving the economy,but it is...

george osborne s flirtation with china is steering...

The chancellor is striking historic deals in Beijing,unburdened by moral or ethical...

could basic income really work? a video chat

What would happen whether we just gave people money? That’s the question I posed last week in an...

tom scholar appointed as treasury permanent...

Key figure in EU deal Cameron sealed in Brussels last month to replace Sir Nicholas MacphersonThe...

pay all uk 25 year olds a £10,000 inheritance,...

IPPR suggests government could create a citizens’ wealth fund to attend address inequalityAll...

george osborne backs down on radical pension...

Less than a fortnight before the budget,chancellor fears backlash from affluent voters against...

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