economy
“Underlying picture remains weak”, “paltry”, “bumping along the bottom” – growth reaction
Shamik Das rounds up the reaction to this morning’s growth figures.
Ignore Osborne’s spin; a jobs recession is inevitable
With the outlook for output growth deteriorating, it is hard to see how the UK can avoid falls in employment in the third and fourth quarters of 2010 - a jobs recession.
Fast spending cuts push economy from fastest quarterly growth for a decade towards zero
Today’s growth figures are the latest evidence the coalition’s rapid spending cuts have pushed the UK economy from the fastest growth for a decade towards zero.
Unprecedented growth of 1.3 per cent needed for OBR to meet its projection
Will Straw details what to expect from tomorrow's OBR figures on growth, why they're likely to be lower than predicted, and how that affects Osborne's plans to continue his austerity programme.
With Plan B, we can have a good economy for a good society
One year on from the Emergency Budget and the Spending Review, it is becoming abundantly clear the coalition government’s austerity plan - Plan A - isn’t working.
Why the latest euro deal won’t work
Give the eurozone countries a few hours or days, and we’ll find them in a grimmer mood as reality sets in - just like after the July 21st package, writes George Irvin.