economy Articles

George Osborne is like most managers of the English national football team. Early exits from major tournaments are swiftly followed by a feeling that instead of putting up with habitually poor performances, we might consider investing in a bright future from the...

Small firms and the self-employed will be watching with interest to see how much fibre is in today's budget or whether it will be lots of froth and topping. In short, they will be watching to see if it will deliver some real measurable change and improvement or just...

As shadow secretary of state for business I have had the opportunity to visit workplaces across the country with many of our fantastic parliamentary candidates, seeing first hand the better-paid, high-skilled secure jobs we need more of, and the dynamic, innovative...

We need to stop the care crunch before it bites, says Karin Smyth During Labour’s time in government we understood that caring – the practice of looking after those unable to care for themselves, mainly on account of age or illness – was a social justice and an...