Budget 2016: Work doesn’t pay in Osborne’s Britain
Job insecurity is increasing as zero hours contracts and self-employment extend across the economy, while full-time jobs decline dramatically
economy
Government housing policy has created a vast human tragedy
The Housing Bill will further inflame an already desperate situation
Comment: USA and Venezuelan Right aiming for ‘regime change’
The right has launched a new campaign to oust Maduro, while Obama has renewed an executive order condemning Venezuela as an ‘extraordinary threat’
Four notes on John McDonnell’s ‘fiscal responsibility’ speech
The shadow chancellor is responding to centrist concerns, but will face criticism from his left and right
Three key messages from Natalie Bennett’s speech to the Green Party Conference
The Greens are launching a positive campaign on EU membership, but don’t want to let the Tories off the hook
The facts are clear: London is better off In
It’s no good for the Leave side to dismiss the evidence with a call to be brave.
Pound falls in response to Boris Johnson’s intervention
Uncertainty in the City as sterling looks set for its biggest daily drop since 2010
The length of this period of economic stagnation is almost unprecedented
The only era remotely comparable is the 1920s, covering the economic chaos at the end of the war and the disastrous return to the gold standard
Osborne’s economic plan is built on three myths
The UK’s economy is not as strong as the Tories claim: here’s why
Comment: Why Labour must promote ethical business
There are huge reputational gains to be made for Labour