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

Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law

Editorial: Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure

A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.

The Israeli army launched airstrikes early Sunday on several areas in southern Lebanon amid Tel Aviv’s continued violations of a US-brokered framework agreement signed in June, Anadolu report…

A majority of young people in the UK do not believe that Israel should exist, a poll conducted by UnHerd has revealed, providing further evidence that support for the apartheid state has reached a …

The Bank has predicted that inflation will increase to around 3.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of this year and 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2027.

Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian

Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis

The Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too.

The New York Times affirmed Haaretz's reporting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by another world leader about the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

ALT: It'S Obscene Obsene

CenTax says equalising capital gains tax with income tax could raise £19.7bn by 2030, as HMRC data shows few top earners pay the 47 per cent top rate.

Labour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’

When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security

CAA, the Israel-funded group habitually treats opposition to Israel's genocide and apartheid as antisemitic

Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

Editorial: The vast sums given to Nigel Farage’s party in recent days must lead to action on political funding

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...