Pay and wages
Head of the IN campaign says wages will go up if we leave the EU
Stuart Rose will have to be added to the long list of British businessmen who have struggled to make the…
Inflation down, Osborne up
David Cameron is back on holidays again, this time to Cornwall. He missed a trick. His economic recovery is making…
What use is a GDP recovery if living standards are stagnant?
Labour had better get used to headlines of economic upgrades. There’s about two dozen major forecasters out there, and each…
Men and women should be paid the same – end of story
The gender pay gap should not exist. But it does, as we were reminded today by the Chartered Management Institute…
Being uncharitable
William Shawcross’s comments earlier in the week, following the disclosure that the number of staff at foreign aid charities earning…
Fag break Britain: four answers to Britain’s productivity puzzle
Jobs are being created in Britain, but the economy isn’t growing. In the last year, the number of people in…
Good news on employment, but don’t expect it to keep coming
Today’s jobs figures are pretty unambiguously good news. The number of people in work rose by 154,000 in the last…
The Autumn Statement in 7 graphs
1. Growth evaporating. The Office for Budget Responsibility once again downgraded its growth forecasts for 2012-13 and, for the first…
Employment has recovered from the recession, but wages haven’t
Today’s employment figures don’t contain much new to shout about. The number of people in work — although it rose…
A bad bargain: we should give up nationwide pay bargaining
Imagine what would happen to the Greek economy if a European trade union managed to secure the same salaries for…
Employment returns to pre-crash levels
Employment has almost entirely recovered to its pre-recession peak, according to today’s new figures. Total employment for May to July…
Making the loan companies pay
Will Parliament soon decide to clamp down on payday loans? The controversial firms, offering ultra-high interest short-term loans, have proliferated on…
Regional pay: a new coalition divide
As if Lords reform, communications surveillance powers and same-sex marriage weren’t enough, it looks like there’s another issue that’ll cause…
A significant moment for the minimum wage
Here are some numbers for you: the adult rate of the national minimum wage will be raised, this October, by…
Cable teaches Umunna a lesson about the past
If you were in a particularly soggy mood, you’d almost feel sorry for Chuka Umunna. He’d managed to force Vince…
Inflation at 4.2 per cent is nothing to cheer
Are today’s inflation figures cause for celebration? The Consumer Price Index rose a mere 4.2 per cent in the year…
Balls’ attempt at credibility falls short
‘I must be responsible and credible in what I say.’ No, it’s not Bart Simpson writing on the blackboard at…
The unions’ pension myths
This morning I debated the President of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers live on Sky News. It was incredible…
Your Autumn Statement check-list
I very much doubt today’s Pre-Budget Report will be memorable; a shame, given the circumstances. The supplementary Office for Budget…
Talkin’ ’bout long-term stagnation
Politics is often a messy squiggle, but this morning’s Resolution Foundation event did much to reduce it to a binary…
Are we facing an American nightmare?
With the Chancellor’s autumn statement due next Tuesday, we’re all talking about growth. The ECB and Bank of England now…
Time to scrap the minimum wage?
Today’s youth unemployment figures are simply appalling. It’s now 21 per cent amongst the under-25s, above the peak of 18…
The Lib Dems’ war on wealth
Vince Cable will address the Liberal Democrat conference later on today. Tim Farron’s indulgent speech yesterday is a tough act…
Don’t dismiss Davies out of hand
Touchpaper, meet match. That’s the explosive situation engendered by Tory MP Philip Davies and his comments about disabled people this…
Inflation: cock-up, not conspiracy
Britain has the worst inflation in Western Europe; this is today’s story. CPI is 4.5 per cent and RPI is…
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