Study warns Universal Credit could put mothers off working
Work won’t neccessarily pay under the new system
Green Politics
The IFS sets out the extent of cuts to come
New spending commitments mean some areas will feel all the impact of the cuts
Some grim reading for George Osborne
The IMF suggests the chancellor has shot the whole country in the foot
GDP is a misguided measure of national prosperity
The wellbeing of the population must be taken into account when measuring economic success
ONS Economic Review: the irrelevance of labour market ‘tightness’ to the inflation outlook
The higher the implied ‘tightness’ the lower the inflation reading
OECD inflation slows
UK inflation rate remains one of the lowest among G20 countries
Did Labour overspend?
Labour’s leadership contenders have been tripping over themselves to say that Labour overspent in government
Rich man, poor man: the two-nation policies of the Conservative government
New tax plans will help the middle classes, but do nothing to address inequality
How the finance sector can help build a better society
We need a renewed enthusiasm for social investment and responsible capitalism
Negative inflation has come too late to help the poor
The reduction in real terms incomes for those at the bottom of the pile will take many years to replace