If Tory hopes rest on the UK economy, they could go the way of the monasteries
Three key economic indicators loom large but none offer great hope for the Conservatives’ survival
UK will be worst performer in G7 next year, OECD forecasts
UK constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages but thinktank offers optimistic outlook for global economy
There’s a hard-right tidal wave about to hit Europe – and it will only make the economic crisis worse
Near-zero growth has crushed living standards across the EU, sending voters towards populist demagogues. But they have no solutions to offer, says former UK PM Gordon Brown
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