Danny Sriskandarajah urges Andy Burnham’s government to make the most of the UK’s upcoming G20 and G7 presidencies.

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level

Andy Burnham’s government has a chance to move from crisis management to global leadership. It must be bold

Andy Burnham’s government has a chance to move from crisis management to global leadership. It must be bold

The question is no longer whether we can tax extreme wealth effectively - it's whether we can afford not to

New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes

Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful, says economist and philosopher Ingrid Robeyns

The government must take a three-pronged approach to avoid a triple crisis of soaring inflation, reduced demand and possible recession.

Supporters of deregulation want Europe to be more like the US. But that would serve only American interests, says Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law

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In May 1926, workers started to shift to a five day week. But the weekend was always about more than just leisure

The Iran war will hit food prices, fuel costs and interest rates. But we could could turn this crisis to our advantage, says Chaitanya Kumar of the New Economics Foundation

Soaring oil costs signal the great transfer of wealth away from households, but also a new opportunity to redistribute it, say economists Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk