UK launches freeports consultation with aim to open first next year
Government says tax-free zones could bring investment and thousands of new jobs
Britain hit by serious case of the Brexit blues as wellbeing tumbles
It is seldom good news for governing parties when people start to feel gloomy
Experts sound alarm over PM’s pledge to ‘level up’ UK economy
Boris Johnson would need two full terms as PM to fulfil election vow, says thinktank
Boris Johnson is about to find out just how weak the UK is after Brexit
Britain’s economic weight has diminished since leaving the EU. The government must acknowledge this in trade negotiations, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Sajid Javid’s inability to decide on policy shows a government without purpose
How can the chancellor choose if he is for or against austerity if Boris Johnson himself doesn’t know how he wants to govern, asks Tom Kibasi, a researcher on politics and economics
Rotary club thinking won’t help British business to innovate
As Boris Johnson steers a safe course, productivity stagnates and graduates are stuck in mundane jobs
How unions can flourish again: break out of the workplace and think local
Connecting trade unions to community causes can be highly effective – just look at the success of Chicago’s teachers, says New Economics Foundation researcher Aidan Harper
The Guardian view on Labour’s worker ownership plans: power to the people
Editorial: Labour can outflank the Tories by rethinking the firm and who controls its surplus rather than just nationalising it
Sajid Javid to focus on skills in budget to hold on to ex-Labour seats
Chancellor expected to fund broken FE colleges in effort to ‘level up’ country
What could privatisation do to the NHS? Children’s services show us
Austerity has left children’s services increasingly dependent on private providers with an aggressive profit focus, says Shadim Hussain, CEO of My Foster Family
Most political unrest has one big root cause: soaring inequality
The 2008 crash stripped the sheen off global capitalism. We’re still living with the effects
Millionaires like me should pay more taxes. Giving to charity is a fig leaf
In many countries, the wealthy pay lower effective taxes than far poorer people. We need to change course – or face the pitchforks
Javid seeks to calm business over EU rulebook after Brexit
Chancellor tells CBI in Davos there will be no unnecessary regulatory divergence
Sturgeon: focusing wholly on economic growth is indefensible
Scottish first minister says happiness should be a key measure of national success
Reshape economy to fight climate crisis, says Prince Charles
Davos delegates told what good is extra wealth ‘if you can do nothing but watch it burn?’