Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’
Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt urged to act over report showing poorest families spend 63p in each £1 on food and energy bills
Globalisation is not dead, but it is fading: ‘glocalisation’ is becoming the new mantra
Industrial policy such as a green growth plan is no longer a dirty word as nations realise shorter supply chains and a strategic state role are necessary
Jeremy Hunt, instead of blowing £10bn on tax cuts, why not spend it on boosting growth?
Economic dynamism comes from high public investment, for which the rich should be contributing more
Jeremy Hunt claims Nigel Lawson’s mantle as he teases tax cuts
Hunt draws comparisons with Thatcher’s tax-slashing chancellor as he claims UK is ready for economic boom
UK inflation unexpectedly rises as cost of tobacco and alcohol increases
Surprise uptick to 4.0% complicates forecasts of interest rate cut, while FTSE slumps to 1.5%
Improving women’s health ‘could add at least $1tn a year to global economy’
Later diagnoses and lack of data mean women spend 25% longer than men in poor health, World Economic Forum report finds
Labour will restore UK’s reputation for business, Rachel Reeves to tell Davos
Shadow chancellor will say party has put private sector investment at heart of growth strategy, at JP Morgan breakfast meeting
‘Free money!’ Avanti West Coast bosses caught joking about UK government handouts
Firm regrets comments made in internal presentation slides, including managers calling performance payments ‘too good to be true’
UK pay growth slows as inflation pressure weakens
Vacancies tumbled at fastest rate on record in December, according to ONS figures
Watch out, Rachel Reeves: the old guard is ganging up on your borrowing ambitions
The shadow chancellor had plans to increase borrowing to invest in infrastructure and more, but the weight of expert disapproval is wearing her down
UK interest rate cuts cannot come soon enough for economy and Jeremy Hunt
Modest GDP growth in November gives chancellor little to celebrate when three-month figure shows contraction
Broken-rail Britain: my journey to the heart of the nation’s privatisation nightmare
A rail-replacement service turned into a non-existent taxi. Once again, the rich take dividends and the rest of us pay the costs, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
US inflation ticked up to 3.4% in December as policymakers mull rate cuts
Consumer price index exceeds economists’ expectations as Fed weighs when to start cutting borrowing costs
Adopting rightwing policies ‘does not help centre-left win votes’
Study of European electoral data suggests social democratic parties alienate supporters by moving towards the political centre
Forget talk of Labour’s ‘tax bombshell’. It’s Tory policy that needs a watchful eye
Conservative economic promises such as tax cuts fail to match fiscal reality – the key to progress is investment, not austerity