economy
Sun ignores voters’ discontent over cuts
The latest YouGov poll, commissioned by The Sun newspaper, paints a mixed picture of how the cuts have been received by voters - however the poll data does not represent a conclusive endorsement of the Coalition Government's, which The Sun would have you believe.
What could be done with £7.5bn?
Alan Johnson yesterday set out plans for taxes on banks & banking which he says will raise £7.5bn by the end of the Parliament, but what should he spend it on?
“Government must think again” – Johnson lays out Labour’s alternative
The Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson today attacked the Coalition Government’s plan, arguing that it risked jobs and growth, and set out Labour's alternative.
Sell! Sell! Sell! Think tank urges coalition to privatise almost everything
Free-market think tank the Adam Smith Institute today published a report advocating the privatisation of, well, practically everything, reports Liam Thompson.
Gordon Brown: Action on climate change is “economic common sense”
Gordon Brown made a rare, unexpected and little noticed intervention on climate change over the weekend when he penned an article for the Huffington Post.
Banks get the begging bowl out for small business lending fund
A group of six of our most prominent high street banks have got the begging bowl out again and headed for the Treasury, reports Ben Fox.