India’s Finance Minister has described British aid as “peanuts” and said that his country “does not require” it. Read More India tells Britain We dont want your aid
The week when Alex Salmond firmed up the details of the coming referendum in Scotland about breaking up the UK was a strange time for the Prime Minister to be singing the praises of the UK’s monetary union and berating the eurozone as structurally flawed. Read More Britain should be preparing to make the most [...]
Britain’s economy is in the grip of its first double-dip recession for 35 years, City forecasters believe. Read More Britain in the midst of first double dip since the 1970s
At the height of empire, Britain accounted for somewhere between 15 and 20pc of global output in manufactured goods. Read More Britain could hold on to its place in the world after all
Higher tax rate to push wealthier people to leave country or avoid paying levy, report by influential research group concludes. Read More 50p tax band will cost Britain ?1bn a year
The UK is at a defining moment. If we are not careful, we risk being dragged further into the deepening mire on the Continent. By contrast, if we stick to our last then we could soon escape from our long European nightmare. Read More Better a strong Britain than a place at Europes top table
Britain will not “go out on a limb” in pumping extra cash into the International Monetary Fund to help restore the health of the global economy, the Chancellor said. Read More George Osborne says Britain wont go out on a limb with cash for IMF and warns Greek euro exit traumatic
Official figures are expected to show that the economic recovery remains lacklustre and that the size of the economy may start shrinking before the end of the year. Read More Britain could take up to six years to recover from the recession
For Lynn Kerfoot and her 21 workers at industrial conveyor belt maker Newland Engineering, the recession is not just about to start – it’s been a reality for some time. Read More Britain has become a twospeed country
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