recession
Prem Sikka: The Tories are pushing our already-battered economy to the brink
Our economy was in a weak position before Covid. Now mismanagement is steering us towards a Great Depression.
Austerity policies slowed growth after recession, report says
Wage increases halved, and working houses in poverty more than doubled.
Without banking reform, another crash is just around the corner #10YearsOn
In the first of a series on the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis, Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner argues that without banking reform, we are always at risk of another crash.
The new £10 note is physically smaller. It’s also worth less because of Brexit
At 15% physically smaller than its paper predecessor, the new tenner is like a physical manifestation of its reduced international purchasing power after the 'great Brexit devaluation'.
Despite high employment, the economy is not working for everyone
It is no longer generating rising earnings for a majority of the population, and young people today are set to be poorer than their parents.
‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it’ – Are you ready for the next crash?
Ten years on from the financial crisis of 2007, not a lot has changed.