Inflation starts to head lower (probably)
Tony Dolphin analyses the latest inflation figures, the Consumer Price Indices November 2011 report.
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What exactly did Cameron get from the EU summit?
It now looks increasingly likely the EU26 will be able to use the full spectrum of European Union institutions, undemining David Cameron’s summit ‘success’.
More grim news: Economists predict UK will be back in recession in 2012
Alex Hern reports on the projection that the British economy will fall into recession in 2012.
Women’s work – an opportunity for growth we can’t afford to pass up
James T. Plunkett looks at why increased participation in the workforce by women may be the key to growth that this government needs.
Cameron sells out UK manufacturing for his loony backbenchers
Tony Burke details what we should expect from Cameron’s isolationism and how that will harm UK manufacturing.
Irish budget day 2 – opposition attacks “socially regressive” VAT increases
Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments from Ireland over the budget brought on by the eurozone crisis.
Jobs market hit by “the double whammy of falling business and consumer confidence”
The jobs market risks heading back to levels of unemployment unseen since the last time the Conservatives were in government, writes Richard Exell.
Cameron ignores evidence literally in front of his face
Alex Hern reports on Ed Balls’s active background role in today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, and his canny prepared graph.
Balls mocks “Panglossian” Osborne over Bullingdon, growth and Boris
Ed Balls took aim at George Osborne during a raucous, six-hour debate on the economy in Parliament yesterday, reports Shamik Das.
Irish Budget part one unveils “unpalatable decisions”
Ed Jacobs brings us the latest from Dublin as the Irish government grapples with the eurozone crisis.