Rising unemployment could affect budget, interest rates, pay and more | Economics
There are significant implications from the latest unemployment figures showing a rise from 4.8% in...
Economy
Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, MPs find
A Ministry of Housing spokesperson said it was fixing a failing system with landmark reforms,...
‘I think the city is falling apart’: Leicester braces for a make-or-break budget | UK cost of living crisis
Anika* has a full-time job, but says she never eats in local cafes or restaurants...
Witness History – Birth of the G7
Available for over a year In November 1975, a summit took place at Rambouillet, France,...
UK budget watchdog in danger of strangling economic growth, says TUC boss | Office for Budget Responsibility
Britain’s budget watchdog is in danger of strangling growth and should be modernised to ditch...
UK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four years | Economics
The UK unemployment rate has risen by more than expected to reach its highest level...
Amid disappointing UK growth, how can Rachel Reeves escape the doom loop? | Economic growth (GDP)
Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget is not simple: Britain’s economy is misfiring and things need turning...
Scotland plans to issue £1.5bn of its own bonds – ‘kilts’ rather than gilts | Bonds
The Scottish first minister John Swinney has said Edinburgh is on track to issue its...
Have Reeves and Starmer missed the chance to ditch stealth taxes? | Phillip Inman
For decades now, whenever the British public has faced the prospect of tax rises, large...
AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment? | Youth unemployment
Youth unemployment is at the highest level since the Covid pandemic, as younger people bear...