Shamik Das
US economy grows as UK economy shrinks
As the UK economy descends into a double-dip recession, new figures today show the US economy continuing to grow, albeit it at a slower rate, writes Shamik Das.
Krugman: “Keynesians have been completely right, Austerians utterly wrong”
“The results are in: Keynesians have been completely right, Austerians utterly wrong - at vast human cost” - so wrote Nobel laureate Paul Krugman today.
Under-fire Salmond has “lost his sense of smell” over the “stench of Murdoch”
Pressure is mounting on Alex Salmond to come clean over his relationship with Rupert Murdoch, who last night called the first minister “an amusing guy”.
UK double-dips for first time in 37 years; Balls: Government’s economic credibility “in tatters”
The opposition, press and economists turned on the government today for the UK's descent into a double-dip recession for the first time since the mid-seventies.
Guess which front page fails to lead on Leveson?
Would you believe it? The Sun is the only UK national newspaper not to lead on James Murdoch, Jeremy Hunt and the Leveson Inquiry today.
Is Jeremy Hunt a “cheerleader” for the Murdochs?
James Murdoch today denied culture secretary Jeremy Hunt was a "cheerleader" for News Corp - yet the evidence says otherwise, reports Shamik Das.