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

The Guardian view on Labour policy U-turns: a dangerous pattern that corrodes confidence

Editorial: It is better to correct policy than persist in error, but Keir Starmer cannot afford to keep signalling his lack of coherent direction

Economic conflicts are world’s greatest risk, WEF survey suggests

Extreme weather events and biodiversity loss identified as the biggest global threats over a longer timeframe

Labour revives Northern Powerhouse Rail project with pledge of £45bn funds

Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phase

China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s total

Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society

Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens

UK consumers still reluctant to spend going into 2026, KPMG survey finds

Combination of concern about economy and household cost pressures will continue to limit spending, report suggests

‘They can open doors’: the community-based project helping people into work in Teesside

Stockton’s JobsPlus is a pilot scheme with caseworkers who connect individual people with potential jobs, providing direct financial help where necessary

End of shareholder revolt register ‘will help UK firms bury pay controversies’

Fears for transparency and governance after closure of public log meant to curb ‘abuses and excess’ in boardrooms

Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around

Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum and things may get worse before they get better, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott