British taxpayers take stake in sex party planning firm Killing Kittens

Company given support from fund set up by government to provide loans to startups during pandemic

This summer of discontent should be a gift to Labour – so where are Starmer’s big ideas?

There’s never been a better time to capitalise on the Tories’ economic weakness, writes Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

UK economy ‘running on empty’ as post-pandemic order books dry up

Business confidence slumps to level that typically signals imminent recession, warns economist

Soaring inflation pushes UK borrowing to £14bn in May

Interest on debt payment leaps 70% on a year ago to £7.6bn, a monthly record

The Guardian view on privatisation: the god that failed

Editorial: We were told privatisation would mean great services, savings for the government and an investment boom. It was a lie

No 10 defends above-inflation rise for pensioners but not public sector workers – as it happened

Pensions triple lock likely to be ‘significantly higher’ but PM’s spokesman says similar public sector rise would be inflationary

NSW state budget 2022: lessons learned from Coalition election losses

Budget addresses issues for women but economic factors will determine whether it can deliver on promises

The Guardian view on strikes in Britain: it’s not a return to the 1970s

Editorial: Without decent pay offers Britain risks remaining in trapped a low-wage, low-growth spiral

Strikes, inflation, slump… back to the 70s? More like the unwinding of Thatcherism

The current economic crisis might finally usher in a more equitable social model

Northern Tory MP Jake Berry backs Gove over tight grip on spending

Chair of influential group seeking investment in north of England says ‘we have to keep public finances in order’

Profiteering bosses, not workers, are pushing up inflation. Here’s how to fight back

Unite’s leader, Sharon Graham, is leading the charge against 21st-century corporations. Why isn’t Labour following suit, asks Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Jeremy Corbyn unites with direct action group Just Stop Oil

Former Labour leader’s Peace and Justice Project to be part of new climate and social justice movement

Why are central banks pushing to raise interest rates?

Banks are raising rates to bring down inflation but there is a risk to economic growth

Boris Johnson using Jedi mind trick on country over economy, says Starmer

Labour leader says PM is spouting nonsense, telling people ‘they’ve never had it so good’, in bad-tempered PMQs

‘Embarrassing’ details of Tories’ record show up in own economic attack dossier

Document sent to journalists to critique opposition’s policies says Labour has had more budget surpluses