Extend furlough or risk mass unemployment, industry and unions warn Sunak Exclusive: TUC and top business groups fear economy is too fragile to end scheme in April as planned
Economics of biodiversity review: what are the recommendations? Landmark report says GDP should be ditched as measure of wealth and nature valued to protect wildlife and humans
Economics’ failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’ New measures of success needed to avoid catastrophic breakdown, landmark review finds
UK economy suffering most damage since first wave of Covid-19 Some positive signs besides vaccine rollout, but high infection rates and lockdown measures taking their toll
Gordon Brown calls for urgent budget help as 1 in 7 UK firms face collapse Ex-PM calls for Treasury to get ahead of Covid crisis as LSE report warns 1m firms could fail by spring putting 2.5m jobs at risk
UK unemployment reaches four-year high in Covid-19 lockdown Jobless rate rose to 5%, or 1.7 million people, in three months to the end of November
The Guardian view on Covid economics: worry about jobs, not the deficit Editorial: It is mad to be concerned about levels of government debt when so many people’s livelihoods and wellbeing are at stake
Kwasi Kwarteng: has all the right credentials – but can get into trouble Business secretary is the first black British Tory to run a government department
Bank of England must do more to secure green recovery from Covid, say MPs Committee urges governor to ‘show leadership’ on climate change and forge new path to net zero goal
Helping poorest tackle climate crisis will boost global growth, says IMF head Kristalina Georgieva says investing to create resilient economies is a ‘win-win-win-win’ scenario
Labour has realised it needs to eschew radical policies if it is to avoid losing again Never mind being big and bold, Keir Starmer and Anneliese Dodds want to be seen as competent managers
Low-paid workers in UK more than twice as likely to lose job in pandemic Job opportunities increasing for higher-paid staff in sign of growing inequality
MPs demand answers over lack of Covid support for self-employed Too many excluded from government’s furlough and other support schemes, committee says
PM tells business chiefs Covid jab is UK’s best way out of recession Executives from 30 major firms hear about plans for ‘green industrial revolution’
Treasury minister downplays need for immediate tax rises Rapid economic recovery from Covid recession could help ministers avoid increasing taxes, says Jesse Norman