Slow growth, high debt - troubled UK economy awaits election winners

Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop of persistently slow economic growth, high public debt and little room to increase spending for whoever wins ... Read More

UK government borrowing higher than expected in February

The government tends to spend more than it raises in tax. To fill this gap it either borrows money, raises taxes, or cuts spending. To borrow money the UK government sells financial products ... Read More

Government pledges tech-led economic growth

She noted the expansion of broadband infrastructure and the promotion of digital literacy initiatives, stating that the government has ... all the sectors of the economy to embrace ICTs in the ... Read More

Levelling up report card: how the Tories’ pledges stack up today

The employment rate for 16- to 64-year-olds across the UK – the government’s metric ... strengths to deliver benefits for the local economy. However, even with a levelled up R&D budget ... Read More

Can co-ops beat the cash crisis threatening the UK’s regions?

Campaigns from Cles, Co-operatives UK, Save Birmingham and the Co-op Party are calling for new models of local ownership and control ... Read More

What is a recession and how could it affect me?

Across 2023 as a whole, the UK economy grew by 0.1%. The government has never publicly said what measure should be used to assess the prime minister's pledge ... borrow money which can boost ... Read More

Rachel Reeves pledges to crack down on tax avoidance to pay for NHS and school spending

The policies were originally intended to be funded by ending non-dom tax status before that plan was copied by the Conservatives ... Read More

Britain buys 14 state-of-the-art Chinooks in £151m boost for economy - but there's a catch

Britain's move to acquire 14 state-of-the-art Chinook helicopters has been tipped to boost the British economy by £150million ... Support - and the US Government, the UK has reduced costs ... Read More

US economy in for another cash boost if congress backs tax deal

the tax breaks offer a double-edged sword for an economy that appears on course for a soft landing. While the extra cash would boost consumer spending, it would also risk reigniting inflation ... Read More

New data rules boost digital economy

Experts said China's new rules on cross-border data flows send a positive signal to businesses, facilitating the high-quality development of the digital economy and helping advance high-level ... Read More

Sunak pledges to boost UK’s nuclear deterrent to protect against Putin

Rishi Sunak is to pledge new funding for the UK’s nuclear ... pillar of a modern British economy is secure, homegrown British energy – this is a basic duty of government and it’s frankly ... Read More

Q&A: What do we know about Labour’s economic policies?

Here, the PA news agency ... for the economy. At the top of Labour’s list of five “missions”, which are central to its campaign and plans for government, is to get the UK’s economic ... Read More