‘Our generation’s NHS’: support grows for universal basic income

Insecurity caused by coronavirus has prompted more people to join UK groups calling for change

One in three UK firms expect to cut jobs by autumn, poll finds

Survey of 2,000-plus employers suggests wave of job losses will hit when furlough scheme ends

UK to plunge into deepest slump on record with worst GDP drop of G7

Official measure to be declared this week as coronavirus lockdown shrinks GDP by 21% in second quarter

Poverty causes obesity. Low-income families need to be better off to eat well

Bans on junk food ads and five-a-day advice miss the point. To cut obesity people need support and jobs

This tech giant up for sale is a homegrown miracle – it must be saved for Britain

If the Tories truly want to reshape the country, they should help to buy Arm

It’s time for centibillionaires to help pay the cost of Covid

In a dramatically unequal society, a one-off wealth tax provides a clear and decisive route to balancing the Treasury’s books

Negative UK interest rates were once unthinkable. But tough times lie ahead

With the power of ultra-low rates and QE fading, the Bank of England is now considering going negative

Think ‘sanctions’ will trouble China? Then you’re stuck in the politics of the past

The complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackled, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei

Bank of England says economic shock of Covid-19 less severe than expected

Consumer spending rise cheers Bank but unemployment will double and GDP fall significantly

The Guardian view on ‘eat out to help out’: junk policy

Editorial: Half-price meals sound a good deal but they waste public money and do nothing to allay fears about catching coronavirus

The UK’s private debt crisis will make this recession so much worse

People and businesses were already over-indebted before the pandemic. The government’s schemes have made things worse, says the writer and researcher Christine Berry

UK business demands rethink on furlough scheme wind down

Leading lobby group warns Rishi Sunak’s summer statement plans risk mass unemployment

Up to 45,000 new homes to be green lit ahead of planning shake-up

Treasury to allocate £900m to over 300 ‘shovel ready’ schemes and infrastructure projects

UK high streets get boost as ‘eat out to help out’ scheme begins

Data shows nearly 30% more people visited high streets compared with same time last week

Why Boris Johnson is suddenly spooked by the spectre of a second spike

The government has had a jolting reminder that the coronavirus crisis can’t be simply wished away