U-turn on pubs has not solved the government’s mess on business rates
The package being offered is not insignificant but the hospitality sector is still in trouble
National insurance hike and energy bills behind food price rise, say UK retailers
Latest BRC figures show year-on-year rate of increase was 3.9% in January, up from 3.3% the month before
AI must augment rather than replace us or human workers are doomed
Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation
Strong UK pay growth could limit interest rate cuts, Bank policymaker warns
Megan Greene says apparent end to the decline in wage growth could hinder fight against inflation
‘I’m picking winners’: UK business secretary takes activist approach to economic growth
AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK’s poorer regions
UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December
Official figures better than expected after record-breaking receipts for the month of December
Why is the UK investing in £6.45bn Kraken when it doesn’t need public money?
Given the software company’s size and funding options, British Business Bank’s investment looks like mission creep
Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances
As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?
‘The powerful have their power. We have the capacity to stop pretending’: the Canadian PM’s call to action at Davos
In a rousing speech, Mark Carney made the case for unity in the face of Donald Trump’s new world order. We reproduce it here
Reeves plans to refund some visa fees in effort to attract ‘trailblazer’ investment to UK
Chancellor, who flies to Davos on Tuesday, will announce changes aimed at encouraging global firms to bring highly skilled staff to Britain
In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns
Why Rachel Reeves should give bankers more of a cold shoulder at Davos 2026
The chancellor has been cosseting City lenders to fuel economic growth but studies show UK plc would be better served by trying to keep them in check
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’
Institute For Public Policy Research thinktank report calls on chancellor to pursue policy of ‘securonomics’
Growth figures give boost to Reeves – but it’s too early to get carried away
While better-than-expected data for November offers hope for UK economy, clouds remain on the horizon