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Growth

By focusing on Osborne’s missed targets, the Left misses the point

Faiza Shaheen
18 March, 2016

We need to change the conversation by getting rid of purposeless fiscal rules

Polling puts Labour ahead as Tories tumble

Ed Jacobs
18 March, 2016

Just 21 per cent of people believe that George Osborne is doing a good job

Budget 2016: Tories still fighting class wars

Prem Sikka
17 March, 2016

The numbers behind Osborne’s statement clearly show the failure of the Government’s strategy

Liveblog: Reactions to Budget 2016

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
16 March, 2016

Rapid reactions to George Osborne’s budget from charities, think-tanks, trade unions and political parties

Budget 2016: Work doesn’t pay in Osborne’s Britain

Kevin Gulliver
15 March, 2016

Job insecurity is increasing as zero hours contracts and self-employment extend across the economy, while full-time jobs decline dramatically

IMF urges UK to roll back austerity

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
25 February, 2016

Increased spending is advised if growth slows, but will George Osborne listen?

Productivity still suffering

Ruby Stockham
28 January, 2016

New figures show that construction output decreased in the last quarter

Here’s why TTIP won’t create jobs

Jos Gallacher
27 January, 2016

Any claim that a policy for trade, ‘competitiveness’ or exports will create jobs is normally wrong

Why continued unemployment is in the government’s interest

Simon Chandler
18 August, 2015

Scapegoating benefit claimants allows the government to deflect attention from its own economic failures, and to make more ideologically motivated cuts

GDP up 0.7 per cent

28 July, 2015

UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2015

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