Minister warns Rishi Sunak against tax hikes to cover Covid shortfall
Thérèse Coffey instead calls for tax cuts as speculation grows of campaign to undermine chancellor
Simon Case should stand up for the integrity of a battered civil service
The new cabinet secretary has Boris Johnson on his side. But dealing with the many crises ahead will test his mettle, says research fellow Jill Rutter
UK businesses warn £2bn youth jobs scheme not enough to beat Covid recession
Employer group calls for extra help to prevent ‘lost generation of young people’
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s trilemma: deficits, taxes or inflation?
Editorial: The prime minister must choose between the promises he made to ‘red wall’ voters, Tory orthodoxy and heading into the political unknown
Rishi Sunak’s tax options are hemmed in by the Tory manifesto
With the furlough scheme ending the chancellor will want to gauge the state of the economy over coming weeks before deciding on tax rises
Major tax rises will be needed to tackle record debt levels, Sunak told
Economists say significant changes should be kept back until proper recovery takes hold
Nicola Sturgeon should not limit Scotland’s economic options
Modern monetary theory offers a radical solution but the SNP may be too economically conservative to try it
The Observer view on Boris Johnson’s plea for workers to return to offices
The government has only itself to blame if people are reluctant to revert to old working practices
Rishi’s dinners won’t stop businesses feeling empty by autumn
Eat out to help out saw busy restaurants and extra spending generally, but looming job losses could mean the whole nation tightening its belt
Boris Johnson urged to set out credible back-to-office plan
Unions and industry bodies call for focus on test and trace, transport and childcare issues
Britain faces mass unemployment unless government acts now
Thousands of businesses will still need support when the furlough scheme ends in October
£13 a day to self-isolate ‘a slap in the face’ for low-paid in England
Health secretary defends trial scheme’s level of compensation for those who cannot work
Saving lives or UK economy from Covid a ‘false choice’, MPs warn
Study finds UK has one of highest excess death rates with worst projected hit to economy
Bottom line for UK jobs is something needs to follow furlough scheme
Not all jobs can be saved, but a sudden crunch of layoffs would have multiplying effects
Why Uber’s business model is doomed
Like other ridesharing companies, it made a big bet on an automated future that has failed to materialise, says Aaron Benanav, a researcher at Humboldt University