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Economy
An inevitable crisis
- 18 December 2008
- 4 comments
Viewed from a distance, the events of 2008 will be seen as a particularly dramatic example of the age-old cycle of famine and feast. James Buchan reflects on a financial crisis of unprecedented size and complexity
Economy
Better banking?
- 11 December 2008
- 3 comments
We are entitled to ask for decisions to be made in the public interest which means a better banking system could be forged
Economy
Young, gifted and jobless: a generation in the red
- 27 November 2008
- 10 comments
The under-35s are the most vulnerable
Economy
Labour must take on the bankers
- 18 September 2008
- 7 comments
In the worst catastrophe since the late 1920s, Brown and Darling have shown themselves to be cowardly compared to the Americans
Economy
Wanted: substance and coherence
- 04 September 2008
The trick for Brown and Darling would be to deliver an old-fashioned autumn statement to lift consumer spirits and boost political confidence
Economy
How to survive the recession
- 21 August 2008
- 28 comments
The days of easy loans are over and people are having to live within their means. But it is not all bad news. Iain Macwhirter on the lessons for the government, and what you can do
Economy
Many happy returns, credit crunch
- 07 August 2008
- 2 comments
Only about half of the £250bn of toxic debt at the heart of the crunch has been fully recognised. That means many more months of misery
Economy
It's not all doom and gloom
- 24 July 2008
How refreshing to see the boss of a major corporation demonstrate that he is willing to swim against the tide
Economy
We're not yet running on empty
- 10 July 2008
- 6 comments
The upward movement in the price of oil has far more to do with speculation than with a shortage of supply
Economy
Is this the return of stagflation?
- 26 June 2008
As growth slows and prices surge, the economic outlook has echoes of the disastrous 1970s . . . but, for the moment, things aren't quite that bad
