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Brexit, the environment, energy bills … it’s hard to tell Labour and Tory policies apart

Cross-party consensus was once called Butskellism. What do we call it when even Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt agree? says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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Record numbers of British workers are sick. No wonder the economy is too. But there is a cure

The Tories have failed to pursue the obvious answers to this crisis, punishing ill people and NHS strikers instead, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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Sticky inflation and sluggish growth: why does UK economy continue to struggle?

The UK’s economy shrank by 0.3% in March, with the first quarter of 2023 seeing “sluggish growth” of 0.1%, placing the UK once again towards the bottom of the league table of developed economies.

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Final UK interest rate rise expected in May; profits driving up inflation, warns ECB; US jobless claims rise – as it happened

Economists predict inflation will prompt Bank of England to lift rates again in May, for last time in current cycle

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This isn’t wage-price inflation, it’s greedflation – and big companies are to blame

British ministers seem keen to avoid what the data tells us, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

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PPT, LVT, IHT – which is fairer than council tax?

Letters: Carol Wilcox, Jeremy Scroxton and Linda Buckingham respond to proposals to replace local government funding arrangements

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We need a much more intelligent approach to the rise of AI

Letters: Readers respond to Larry Elliott’s article about the impact of artificial intelligence on the workplace

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AI will end the west’s weak productivity and low growth. But who exactly will benefit?

The clock is ticking on the development of policy to meet this huge societal challenge, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

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Three years since lockdown began: how Britain changed

The UK’s first national lockdown was introduced on 23 March 2020 in an attempt to reduce the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

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British voters are ready for a green, game-changing budget. What they’ll get is more austerity

Labour knows the UK needs a green recovery plan like Joe Biden’s, but the Tories have neither the courage nor will to follow suit, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

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The starry-eyed search for a Brexit silver lining

Letters: Neil Kinnock and Simon Price respond to an article by Larry Elliott which argued that a benefit of Brexit is that UK firms will have to invest in machinery to boost productivity

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If you want a benefit of Brexit, here it is: British employers must now innovate again

Our economic model relied on a bottomless supply of cheap workers. Firms must now invest to boost productivity, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

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Biden’s clean energy brainwave paves Britain’s way to post-Brexit growth. Dare we copy him?

Where the US leads in using state aid and subsidies, the EU is now following. But the UK will need a change of mindset, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

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Monday briefing: Does the Davos conference really have the answers to the world’s problems?

In today’s newsletter: As the high society conference kicks off in the Swiss Alps, it faces new questions about its influence in a fractured world

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Kicking our growth addiction is the way out of the climate crisis. This is how to do it

With the right global economic policies, we could fight poverty and global heating at the same time, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Thursday briefing: What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement today

In today’s newsletter: The new chancellor is primed to announce a package of cuts and tax rises to confront inflation – here’s what you need to know

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Thursday briefing: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta cuts 11,000 jobs – is the Facebook founder’s empire falling?

In today’s newsletter: The social media titan is having its first major wave of layoffs since it began in 2004 – and it’s not the only tech company facing problems.

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The black hole in Britain’s public finances is a myth

Letters: The strictures of neoliberalism must be thrust aside and public money used for the public good, says Mary Mellor. Plus letters from Colin Hines, Kevin Donovan and Patricia Borlenghi

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The UK economy is about to be thrown into a black hole – by its own government

It fits the definition of madness to propose more austerity. But that, along with higher interest rates, is what’s coming, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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We think of Britain as a world-beating economy. We would be better off thinking about Taiwan

Instead of living with this delusion, leaders should examine emerging market economies and try to emulate their success, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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Mini-budget caused ‘full-scale liquidation event’ for pension funds; UK inflation hits 10.1% – as it happened

CPI inflation has jumped to 10.1%, highest in 40 years, as Bank of England reveals funds were ‘shouting on the phone to us’ in days after mini-budget

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When Trussonomics arrives, the big winner may well turn out to be Labour

The PM’s assault on economic orthodoxy is a leap in the dark with every prospect of backfiring spectacularly, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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Liz Truss is turbocharging bankers’ bonuses. What a gift for Labour

Champagne will be uncorked in Canary Wharf – and along with it, a clear them-and-us narrative, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

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The crises of the past two years have killed the idea that markets will fix everything

Government intervention, crucial during Covid, is just as vital now, as energy prices soar and living standards plummet, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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The difference between the Tory candidates’ tax plans? One is bad, the other is really bad

Neither has the first idea of what they’re doing. Truss’s proposal does little for those who need it, and Sunak’s is a desperate U-turn, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

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