austerity
Are Osborne’s ‘overblown’ Brexit numbers doing more harm than good?
Lots of people are sceptical about the Treasury's apocalyptic warnings, including the public, economic experts and most of the Remain campaign
Brexit could mean two more years of austerity, IFS reports
The government's aim of balancing the books by 2019/20 would be virtually impossible after a Leave vote
NHS deficit is even higher than the record-breaking official figure
The true deficit — accountancy tricks excluded — is believed to be over £3 billion
Queen’s Speech: The Tories may promise equality but their cuts still punish the poor
While the government calls itself progressive, equality of opportunity requires redistribution of wealth
Gove’s prison reform plan blames individuals and ignores structures
To solve the problems facing the prison system, look at the bigger social picture
Quantitative Easing for the people: the antidote to market fundamentalism?
In 'A Sharing Economy', Stewart Lansley argues that social wealth funds could reduce inequality and strengthen economies