13.46: That brings the Budget to a close, check back at the Fabian Review for a round-up and responses. Thanks
13.44: Housing completions now at their lowest levels since the 1920s, the result of a 'failing economic plan from a failing...
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Ever since the failure of Northern Rock in 2007, it has been clear that the UK’s banking system is not working. A crisis in the banking system led to a collapse in GDP, a large rise in unemployment and the...
One of the most persistent myths in British politics is that Labour cannot be trusted with the economy. Following the financial crisis, the coalition parties revived and enhanced this myth with the mantra that Labour’s borrowing caused all our economic...
Rachel Reeves has quickly garnered a reputation as a rising star since her election to parliament in 2010. With government cuts hitting women the hardest, Mary Riddell speaks to the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury’s and finds her response...
What forms of supply-side reform would do most to boost UK growth over the medium to long term? Bizarrely, much of the recent debate has concentrated on reducing various forms of labour market regulation (procedures for unfair dismissal, health and...
In addressing the Fabians European conference “Why Europe? The Left’s Answer” last weekend, I was asked to reflect on what kind of European economic framework would be best for Europe and Britain.
As I, and many others, have argued from many...