economy Articles

George Osborne may duck and dive, but over the last couple of years he has proven that he just doesn’t get it. He has been wrong on the economic theory, wrong on the corrective action, and wrong on the markets. It is time to call him out. Wrong on the economic theory...

Despite recent successes, Labour remains haunted by the perception of being the high-spending party. Though our argument that the coalition’s cuts are ‘too much, too soon’ is gaining credence, overall the electorate remains swayed by the rationale for austerity. The...

The key idea behind the ‘One Nation’ slogan is that, to address the nation’s problems, we need to bring people together. Britain needs to promote partnership and collaboration across society. One word – fragmentation – summarises why we need that partnership and...

The chancellor looks set to miss his self-imposed goals By Kitty Ussher —When George Osborne delivers his autumn statement on 5 December he will have a tricky task to pull off. On the one hand, things could be a lot worse for him. Recent data shows unemployment...