Fears for UK economy after manufacturing sector shrinks by 4%
Industry body Make UK says ‘no sugar-coating poor outlook’ for next year and ‘possibly beyond’
Liz Truss and I ‘got carried away’ writing mini-budget, admits Kwasi Kwarteng
Sacked chancellor says he and ex-PM failed to consider political and economic consequences
Is the UK really facing a second winter of discontent?
Comparisons with 1979 are misleading – strikes over pay now are smaller in scale and focus, and stoked by inflation
Labour unveils funding shake-up to help turn UK into global startup hub
Party to give British Business Bank greater independence to raise capital in latest move to cement growing pro-business reputation
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises official cash rate to 3.1%, the eighth increase in as many months
More pain for borrowers with interest rates to rise again after central bank lifts cash rate 25 basis points to the highest level since the end of 2012
Sunak’s government ‘going backwards’ on green economy, says CBI
Business bosses ‘confused and disappointed’ by PM’s lack of growth plan in face of recession
Health and wealth divides in UK worsening despite ‘levelling up’ drive, report finds
Exclusive: economic inactivity due to sickness at highest level since records began, with north, Wales and Northern Ireland disproportionately affected
Timetable of trouble: the wave of strikes set to hit the Tories this winter
Rampant inflation and government policy has brought matters to a head: so where is disruption going to hit and what are the unions asking for?
The journey towards a fairer Britain starts now
Labour will, says its leader, set the country on a more dynamic path by handing powers to cities and regions and reining in the unaccountable cliques of Westminster – beginning on Monday
The Tories know the game is up, even if the City of London doesn’t
With faith in Labour economic policies on the rise, and staunch voters losing faith, the next election will not be another 1992
England and Wales’s broken water system can be fixed – here’s what to do first
The water companies and regulators must act, alongside changing consumer behaviour and tackling pollution at source, says Dieter Helm, former chair of the Natural Capital Committee
UK house prices fall at fastest pace since 2020 amid fallout from mini-budget
Nationwide warns inflation and rising interest rates will weigh down housing market
England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors
Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership
The Guardian view on Biden’s ‘Buy America’ strategy: a wake-up call for Europe
Editorial: Huge subsidies for US-based low-carbon manufacturers are posing big problems for EU leaders
Dowden paid £8,398 fee by firm of Kwarteng mini-budget party host
Payment for ‘policy advice’ came from company of hedge fund manager who organised September champagne reception