uk economy

The former PM has been parroting this line this week but make no mistake, his cuts were a political choice that needn't have happened at all, writes economist Miatta Fahnbulleh
The 'inverted yield curve' explained in a way that won't make your head hurt.
The GBP to USD rate also fell as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt vied to adopt "harder" Brexit policies.
Our new research shows private rents are unaffordable across 100% of London for working families on low wages – where's the solution? Shelter's Polly Neate writes
The company says the move will safeguard thousands of jobs.
As a refugee charity worker, I've met so many people who have made the dangerous Channel Crossing – it is only a matter of time before we have to face the sight of bodies dead on our shores, Bridget Chapman writes
Without equality and accountability for our leaders's discourse and reshaping of our economy, we will never be truly free, writes Billy Bragg.
George Osborne's plan to eradicate the North-South divide and unite our great northern cities was, and is, exciting – but there's still unacceptable inequalities, Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell writes
The US Navy Fifth Fleet said it was assisting the tankers after receiving distress calls following “reported attacks.”
As we move toward a cashless society, losing free-to-use ATMs will hit the elderly, those less well-off, and remote communities, Labour MP Ged Killen writes