Economy

The Conservatives exist only in order to win elections – they will soon twig that one path to doing that involves dumping Brexit

Despite voting Remain, the Rock is now outside the EU – and it has “no deal”. Might Spain be about to “take back control”?

His successors as chancellor believe they can deliver tax cuts like his when they are no longer sustainable

Linking up with Indo-Pacific countries won’t live up to the Brexiteers’ wild claims

Britain led the first industrial revolution, but Europe will lead the next

We won't beg. It's time for the government to acknowledge women's due - and pay it

Jeremy Hunt’s budget shows that leaving the EU is only paying off in a parallel universe

Credit Suisse had been doing business for 167 years – how did it vanish so quickly? And, are we heading for a 2008-style meltdown?

Another bank has collapsed, which shows once more that we have a global economy but local regulation

Manufacturers say fears over red tape and political chaos are creating more uncertainty

Now the rest of Britain will ask, ‘if it’s so great, why aren't we in it too?’

Keir Starmer’s target is laudable, but it requires a political sea change

Pulling Britain out of the ECHR to appease his party’s hardliners would be a disaster

The short-lived PM’s new big idea sounds suspiciously familiar…

Our economy is suffering the same problems of low growth and poor productivity experienced by our Italian neighbour

New figures put the cost at £1,000 of leaving the EU at per household per year

Brexit halted UK growth by £29bn says a senior bank official

Which countries are home to Europe's uber wealthy?

What happened to all Britain’s cash? The answer is that right wing economics have failed Britain – again

In debt, still renting and with minuscule pensions to look forward to. Meet the doomed generation

The unsurprising collapse of Britishvolt, and the total lack of strategy or investment in batteries, will be the final nail in the coffin for the car industry

But the question remains: will Rishi Sunak learn from this?

The biggest enemy of “Global Britain” is its economy

The consequences of ending the free movement of people between Britain and the EU are becoming painfully clear

The need to work together on Putin, China and extreme weather mean even the Leaver in No 10 now wants closer ties with Europe

Making those who can afford it pay more is the logical first step to resolve the crisis at the heart of the NHS

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