GDP up 0.3 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2015
Green Politics
2010 – 2014: the worst five-year period for living standards since records began
2010 to 2014 was the only five-year period where real disposable household income per head fell
A future of affordable and sustainable credit is possible
A bad day for Wonga provides a valuable opportunity to reform the credit industry
The Rich List vs reality
The wealth of Britain’s 1,000 richest could buy houses for all the homeless people in London
The Tory mirage of share-owning democracy
Any form of democracy is associated with rights, duties and powers, which are weak in corporations
Time for bolder action on taxing the financial sector
Given the size of the bank bailouts, the government should be more ambitious in dealing with this under-taxed sector
There are big differences between Labour and Conservative spending plans. The IFS just proved it
Don’t let it be lazily said that Labour and the Conservatives are ‘the same’
Wonga is finally paying the price for its dirty tactics
It says a lot about an industry when rules for fair treatment are enforced and it sulks
Labour market: working people are still paying the price for austerity
Many have argued that employment gains somehow compensate for earnings losses, but this is false
Unemployment down 76,000 to 1.84m
Unemployment decreased by 76,000 in the three months to February 2015 to 1.84 million, with the unemployment rate now at 5.6 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal