Economy 2008

An inevitable crisis
By James Buchan - 18 December 10:44

Viewed from a distance, the events of 2008 will be seen as a particularly dramatic example of the ag

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''We've had to let six staff go this Christmas . . . people with families and mortgages''
By Fran Abrams - 18 December 10:44

Families all over Britain are bracing themselves for hard times. For some, they have already started

Politics is broken
By Nick Clegg - 16 December 10:35

People in this country are governed by processes that feel alien to their lives; by the puerile and

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Men on a motorbike pass a Chavez mural in Caracas.
The Chávez decade
By Stephanie Blankenburg - 05 December 10:42

Academic and former economic adviser to the Venezuelan vice-president gives her analysis of the first ten years.

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High street shake-out
By Alex Brummer - 04 December 10:39

Woolworths has gone, many other famous stores will disappear, but a new age of shopping will emerge

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Darling holds his nerve
By Martin Bright - 27 November 10:45

The Chancellor's refusal to panic has won him respect, but his biggest test still lies ahead

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How safe is your job?
By Iain Macwhirter - 27 November 10:45

This has been a year of financial panic, but 2009 will be dominated by unemployment. In a flexible l

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Young, gifted and jobless: a generation in the red
By Alyssa McDonald and Liana Wood - 27 November 10:45

The under-35s are the most vulnerable

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Darling's Big Mini-Budget
By Martin Bright - 24 November 19:12

The quiet man gets the tone right for the statement of his political career

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Pre-Budget report
By Ben Davies - 24 November 16:32

The key points from this year's crucial pre-Budget report delivered to MPs in the House of Commons.

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