Politics: Economy

Happiness is U-shaped

Don't believe all you read suggesting that quality of life in the UK is rotten

Campaign spotlight: Toxic assets

Adam Ramsay, campaigner at People and Planet

Darling must not put VAT back up

The news that we are still in recession proves that this is no time to raise taxes

Poverty impoverishes us all

Cameron's Tories, unlike the left, recognise that we are in social as well as economic crisis

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Leader: George Osborne: what is your plan B?

The complacency of the political classes may yet send Britain into the depression we have so far avoided

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Good idea: Starting from scratch

Leader: Why Britain must abort mission in Afghanistan

There are no good options left for Britain in Afghanistan. Brown should set a date for withdrawal

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It’s time for a few home truths

We are told that the house-price bust is over but with wages falling it is unlikely that prices have reached the bottom yet

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Metropolis now

Before the financial crisis, New York and London walked hand in hand as “the two greatest cities in the world”. But now Mayors Boris Johnson and Michael Bloomberg are rivals, each attempting to remake and rebuild his city in different ways. Who will win?

Campaign spotlight: Tax appeal

Christian Aid's campaign against tax dodging by multinational companies