economy Articles

Last year, the UK watched its final analogue TV broadcast with remarkable little fanfare or publicity. Who even noticed when, last October, Digital Switchover was completed successfully? The largest engineering project in UK broadcasting history – seven years of...

The announcement from credit ratings agency Moody’s that it has downgraded the UK from AAA to AA1 has more resonance politically than economically. Moody’s is simply reflecting what many economists already believe; the UK is weaker than it was and George Osborne’s...

The Conservatives cannot believe their luck. They failed to win the last general election; their oft-repeated pledge that the deficit would be eradicated will be missed; and austerity will be extended until 2018 at the least. The economy teeters on the brink of an...

Politicians, particularly of the Labour variety, are keen to demonstrate that they understand the concept of 'Squeezed Britain' but have been less forthcoming as to what a correct policy response might be. But there are some clues as to where an answer could lie from...