Whatever Osborne’s growth forecasts today, the reality is probably worse
Today’s growth and borrowing forecasts are likely to be grim – they are just as likely to be over optimistic.
Today’s growth and borrowing forecasts are likely to be grim – they are just as likely to be over optimistic.
UK Growth is miserable and about to dive into recession according to the OECD. However, the government can’t blame it all on external factors – we’re doing worse than most OECD countries.
Ed Jacobs runs through the press reaction in the devolved nations to the crunch week ahead for the British economy.
Alex Hern runs through the latest economic indicators, and what they mean for future growth – they are not good for George Osborne.
Osborne has gutted the UK economy, making it increasingly difficult to reduce the deficit, reports Ben Fox.
Left Foot Forward’s Declan Gaffney explains that, despite the media spin, there is nothing exceptional about the UK’s 50 per cent top rate of tax.
Wireless broadband subscriptions topped half a billion by the end of 2010 in OECD countries, showing the communications sector’s critical global economic role.
The price of international data roaming is too high and regulators and policy makers should step in to boost competition according to a new report by the OECD.
This Thursday a thousand people from around the UK will be come to Westminster to lobby their MP on international development over a cup of tea.
The deputy secretary general and chief economist of the OECD, Pier Carlo Padoan, tells UK chancellor George Osborne to “slow down the pace of spending cuts”.