Economics

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Gavin Oldham

Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty

The Share Foundation founder Gavin Oldham explains the need for politicians to re-visit Thomas Jefferson’s ‘self-evident truths’ in order to sufficiently serve the nation

Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry
Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry

Donald Trump’s tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ the UK car manufacturing industry, said Pranesh Narayanan, research fellow at IPPR

Germany’s extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note
Jakob Hafele

Germany’s extreme right profited from economic decline. Keir Starmer should take note

The far-right, Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) gained voters everywhere, but especially in poorer reasons, writes Jakob Hafele of the ZOE Institute for Future-Fit Economics

This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town
Music

This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Books

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age

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Top 5 most accessible economics books, chosen by politician and author Andrew Leigh
books

Top 5 most accessible economics books, chosen by politician and author Andrew Leigh

Why Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour’s future
Politics

Why Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget is the most important in years – and could decide Labour’s future

To understand economics, pass on the PopCon and read PJ O’Rourke instead
Paul McNamee

To understand economics, pass on the PopCon and read PJ O’Rourke instead

How the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes are filtering through to your finances
Interest rates

How the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes are filtering through to your finances

Labour says ‘there’s no money left’. We asked experts if that’s true
The economy

Labour says ‘there’s no money left’. We asked experts if that’s true

Wealth shared: How would you use £100,000 to make the world a better place?
Philanthropy

Wealth shared: How would you use £100,000 to make the world a better place?

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Inflation

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists

The UK is the worst-performing economy in the G7. Why are we doing so badly?
Economy

The UK is the worst-performing economy in the G7. Why are we doing so badly?

From benefit claimants to bankers: Here’s what the mini-budget means for your pay packet
mini-budget

From benefit claimants to bankers: Here’s what the mini-budget means for your pay packet

What Liz Truss’s new government could have done in its ‘mini budget’ — but hasn’t
mini budget

What Liz Truss’s new government could have done in its ‘mini budget’ — but hasn’t

Kanye West wants to create a Universal Basic Income by selling shares in himself
News

Kanye West wants to create a Universal Basic Income by selling shares in himself

Rutger Bregman: Cynicism is out, hope is in
Opinion

Rutger Bregman: Cynicism is out, hope is in

How the public is “being deceived” over GDP
Opinion

How the public is “being deceived” over GDP

John Bird: From Lenin to job justice via pensions. There’s power in numbers
Opinion

John Bird: From Lenin to job justice via pensions. There’s power in numbers