The Guardian view on rethinking economics: a discipline in disarray holds too much sway in the UK

Editorial: Gordon Brown challenged Conservative ideas to fix the economy. His successors unfortunately will not

From welfare to warfare: Sunak’s spending shift imperils local services again

Council budgets look a likely target when the Tory government seeks to balance the books and pay for its promises

The Guardian view on Sunak’s spending pledges: a Potemkin village of pretend policy

Editorial: A desperate prime minister has given up trying to meaningfully account for the money he is putting into pre-election promises

Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing

Government borrowed £120.7bn in the last financial year, with just under £12bn in March

Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review – economical with the truth about her own downfall

The former PM’s whingeing, unintentionally hilarious and scapegoating rant about the economy-crashing disaster of her time in No 10 is best read as a cautionary tale of hubristic zeal

Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again

Ideas of exceptionalism and ‘laissez-faire’ policies are still driving economic myths that should be stone dead

Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut plans to face IMF scrutiny next month

Annual health check to examine whether tax increases or spending cuts will be needed after election

Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book?

The anti-growth coalition, Bank of England and the OBR are among those under fire from Liz Truss

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

Labour in a bind over much-needed childcare reform

Party is awaiting steer on what would be an expensive overhaul and is also keen to show commitment to fiscal restraint

Don’t despair. History shows Labour even cash-strapped governments can be radical

Sir Keir’s team will inherit a poisoned chalice from the Tories, but progress needn’t depend on the state opening its wallet

We don’t do our best work just before lunch, and it’s not much better afterwards

Stagnating productivity might be blamed either on distracting hunger pangs or post-prandial doziness

‘Petrified’ non-doms poised to flee UK over Labour’s tax plans, say experts

Prospect of party closing Tory ‘loopholes’ if elected prompts some wealthy individuals to explore a move overseas

Rishi Sunak spent £2m on focus groups for ‘eat out to help out’ scheme

Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted

Aggressive use of state subsidies risks expensive trade wars, IMF warns

Call for caution amid fears government intervention could lead to costly mistakes and prompt subsidy battle