Economy

Austerity has made single parents more likely to experience poverty, be sanctioned or suffer from ill health – urgent change is needed to protect the life chances of them and their children
Retailers experienced little festive cheer this year, according to the latest data.
After almost nine years in office it’s clear that current Conservative housing policy is not just failing to fix the housing crisis – it’s made it worse
No matter their income, everyone deserves a decent place to live – our report today challenges the political consensus that led to our housing crisis
Half of the most expensive streets are in London, study finds.
We should be critical of what Theresa May is aiming to do with her policies but let’s not be uncritical either of how employers have abused migrant workers and turned them into commodities
France and India on course to overtake Britain.
"The lack of progress in Westminster means that the risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising."
Some 45% of the most recent loans given to students in England will not be repaid in full.