Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

National Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growth

With the budget looming, arguments rage over whether ministers should scrap a pledge popular with millions

Jamie Dimon tells UK politicians before October budget that investment could be at risk, it is understood

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

Quite outrageous but not surprising. Total economic illiteracy for Scotland as usual. This time it’s broadcasting.

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform

More than 27,000 workers have been reimbursed after investigations found they were owed more than £4million in pay by hundreds of employers

THE BBC has been criticised after the cost of First Minister John Swinney’s trip to the US featured as one of the main stories on the UK-wide News…

MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors

Billionaire CEO of world’s biggest bank says any windfall tax on sector’s bumper profits could harm jobs in City

A EUROPEAN broadcast journalist has hit out at the BBC, accusing the corporation of reducing Glasgow to a “dossier of its worst moments” and…

"Sergey Brin would rather spend $100 million to fund a shady opposition campaign than simply pay his fair share in taxes so millions of Californians don’t lose their healthcare."

ANDY Burnham has “barred Scotland from talks about a substantial change to the UK tax regime”, the SNP have alleged ...

An advert for the RNLI caught my attention because it indicated that the majority of their income comes from bequests in wills. The pitch was that, after you provide for your loved ones, you should le

By stewartb The UK government and especially the Secretary of State for Scotland, Douglas Alexander have been commenting on their role in having the Commonwealth Games come to Glasgow: ‘a central r…

New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care

It seems to be a law of Scottish politics, or perhaps it’s more likely it’s just a personal curse, but whenever I try and take some time off from the blog a big story breaks and it&#821…

Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 October

EXCLUSIVE: As Britain's big bank prepare to announce a round of bumper half year profits, critics argue a windfall could pay for the government's cost of living crusade

Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship

From the UK Governor of Scotland in the last few minutes. January 19th 2025 – on BBC Politics Scotland, from Westminster (see the backdrop), Melanie Ward, Scottish Labour MP for Cowdenbeath a…

ZACK Polanski has condemned Andy Burnham over his apparent refusal to grant a second Scottish independence referendum ...