Prem Sikka: Excessive dividends are strangling the UK economy
Companies aren’t investing because they feel pressure to pay dividends instead.
Growth
While the government blame snow, there’s another reason for the UK’s dismal growth rate
‘Snow excuse, Phil…’ It’s cuts, not bad weather that’s to blame for shoddy GDP figures.
To avoid climate catastrophe, it’s time for Labour to scrap the idea of growth
We need to challenge our obsession with economic growth before it destroys the planet.
Three graphs that show just how strange – and worrying – the UK labour market is right now
The employment rate is rising but real wages are falling
Reporting on pay inequality isn’t enough – it’s time for a compulsory ratio
Policy makers need to show they’re serious about reform
Brexit cannot become an all-purpose alibi for Tory incompetence
The Autumn Statement forecasts tell a story of economic failure
No, Daily Mail, the IFS didn’t blame Brexit for the worst living standards since the 1920s
Someone is misrepresenting the evidence – but it’s not the IFS
The economy is stalling – but to fix it we need to look beyond Brexit
We must get back to debating low productivity, low investment, low wages and regional imbalances
EU membership critical to Northern Irish farming
EU Agriculture Commissioner warns against Brexit, as Northern Ireland growth forecast revised down
Comment: Labour is now the party of pragmatists
Britain needs a diversified economy — Tory opposition to it is purely ideological