We think of Britain as a world-beating economy. We would be better off thinking about Taiwan

Instead of living with this delusion, leaders should examine emerging market economies and try to emulate their success, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian view on big finance: addicted to government handouts

Editorial: Instead of cutting public services, the Treasury should tax the windfall profits of the banking sector

Liz Truss promises to keep pensions triple lock

Truss’s PMQs comment at odds with Downing Street and Treasury’s previous refusal to commit to pledge

Welcome to the doom loop of Tory Britain: an austerity that kills, a democracy routed

It was cuts that gave us Brexit and the chaos that followed, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

English water firms’ big debts of concern as interest rates rise, says expert

Economist says sector’s financial stability is worrying as firms have borrowed heavily to pay dividends

Five key questions facing Liz Truss as crunch PMQs looms

The issues on MPs’ and voters’ minds, from pensions and fuel bills to the prime minister’s personal credibility

James Cleverly: ‘mistakes happen’ but the government has moved on

Foreign secretary blames global conditions for economic problems and offers no guarantee on pensions triple lock

In Britain today it seems your suffering only counts if you have a mortgage

Despite a deepening crisis, it wasn’t until homeowners were threatened that Westminster reacted, says political economist William Davies

Hunt’s expected austerity drive – where will the axe fall?

Rebellious backbenchers, underfunding and previous pledges mean there are no easy options for the new chancellor

Liz Truss faces unrest over public spending cuts and pensions triple lock threat

Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services

BT’s pension fund ‘fell by £11bn’ after mini-budget

Report from one of the UK’s largest schemes is an early indicator of scale of the financial impact on retirement funds

Liz Truss may abandon pension triple lock and says ‘difficult decisions’ ahead

Spokesperson says it is ‘right to consider all options’ as PM is pushed to reaffirm defence spending plan

A healthy workforce means a healthy economy. Britain can’t afford to be so ill

For all Liz Truss’s talk about growth, there is little attempt to deal with the rising numbers of people with long-term sickness, says Prof Devi Sridhar

Britannia rechained: Liz Truss enters her hostage era

Jeremy Hunt, resurrected from several political deaths, is apparently the safest pair of hands in the Tory party, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Liz Truss apologises for going ‘too far and too fast’ with economic changes – as it happened

Latest updates: In BBC interview, Liz Truss refuses say if her vision is ‘dead’ and vows to fight next election