Economy

The former chancellor’s tax avoidance scheme, which has left his political career in the balance, was uncovered by an independent tax expert who Zahawi then tried to frustrate through legal means. Here’s how he did it

Over 1,000 staff were redeployed to deal with the fall-out from leaving the EU. Now, the financial consequences are coming to light

The OBR forecast that Brexit would cost the UK economy 4% of GDP now looks ridiculously optimistic as the damage mounts

How do costs vary across the continent?

We’re in a recession, energy bills are due to rise again and the timebomb of an ageing population ticks on. But Britain continues to live in a fantasy

The prime minister’s push for numeracy rings hollow as his government persists in ignoring the numbers

Brexit was always going to be a recipe for the long-term decline of London as a financial centre Any ideas that suggested otherwise were ludicrous

Less of a political slogan and more of a statement of fact, Britain's decline under the Tories is now recognised well beyond our shores

A bank in Italy accepts cheese as a deposit. And why not?

Bands, lawyers and architects are all suffering as Brexit damages a sector that makes up 80% of the UK economy

The “message to Putin” idea merely made Zahawi look in need of close nursing assistance himself

Faced with the first episode of stagflation since the 1970s, it's now time to rethink

Greece’s wildest peninsular, the Mani, is a place of ruined towers and ‘functional anarchy’

Brexit sent the message that we have detached ourselves from economic reality. With that, investors' confidence evaporated

Many of those who backed leaving the EU now admit that it has damaged Britain. Are we near a tipping point?

Britain has collapsed under Brexit. Now, the Tories must pay for this crisis with a generation out of power

It's a falsehood being peddled by the government at its own peril

Britain needs strong economic growth. One of the world’s leading economists explains why that’s not going to happen

UK manufacturing is reeling from a double whammy of Brexit idiocy, and the future looks scary

A guide to which European nations are ditching the use of cash

The Tories could unite to topple Truss. However, they are so divided at the moment that it may not be possible

Chope was one of the few Tory MPs willing to go on air to defend Truss's mini-budget

Confidence in the UK has been shattered and the country may not bounce back for years

The PM’s authority is in tatters after a series of blunders ended with her sacking close friend Kwasi Kwarteng

Arrogant Kwasi Kwarteng deserved the sack, but so does his partner-in-crime Liz Truss

Changing the current system will be disruptive, time-consuming, expensive and counterproductive

What do European nations spend their money on?

Mortgages helped cause the 2008 financial crash. Now they may bring about a new crisis

It appears that she has not inherited the financial skills that her father, NR Narayana Murthy, has

Trickle-down economics is a big lie and always has been, argues one reader

In today's society, justice as fairness is under threat