Manufacturing is essential to the UK’s economy — and it depends on EU membership
The Brexiters’ alternative is a zero-hours, low-skill, low-paid economy
Green Politics
Osborne blames EU for GDP growth slowdown — but what about his policies?
The government has ignored the IMF’s warning that austerity is contributing to sluggish growth
Obama’s TTIP charm offensive won’t quell public resistance
Our leaders need to take a step back and ask why people are so angry
Joblessness rising and wages stagnating
First unemployment increase since mid-2015 raises concerns about labour market slowdown
Smoke and Mirrors: Government deliberately sidesteps effective tax avoidance strategies
The government’s tax avoidance promises are an important part of their impression management, but have rarely delivered.
Corporate tax avoidance costs poor countries up to 26 times more than rich ones
By fixing the global tax system we send a message that Britain supports the poor over the rich
Heavy goods vehicles meet less than a third of the costs they impose on society
Market distortion gives road freight an advantage over rail, causing uneccessary collisions, congestion, road damage and air pollution
UNISON will campaign for the UK to stay in Europe
The public service union believes that public sector workers and those they support will be better of in
European Commission has taken a major step forward on tax avoidance
Under the new proposal, companies will be forced them to reveal where they make profits and where they pay tax
Comment: ‘Affordable housing’ will actually mean something if Sadiq Khan is mayor
Zac Goldsmith’s solution to the housing crisis is to back the government’s disastrous policies