Economics, Finance and Money

In the first of a series exploring the post-2008 economic realities, Richard Murphy analyses the failure of the financial system to invest in productive and sustainable development, and what incentives could transform it

TJ Coles reviews the ways in which leaving the EU has made Britain poorer

From dark money think tanks to health privatisation, the influence of the American right on British politics is greater than we think, says Rachel Morris

Sam Bright explores a new report revealing how exclusive academic institutions skirt their charitable commitments while relying heavily on the taxpayer

Thomas Perrett explores how the current cost of living crisis has spurred a new wave of Thatcherite economics

Sam Bright inspects how the Government is undermining its ‘Levelling Up’ mission through a new era of public transport austerity

TJ Coles inspects how David Cameron’s widely-scorned idea ended up institutionalising a smaller state

Sam Bright refutes the Conservative Party’s widely deployed claim about Labour’s economic record

Diogo Augusto reports on several domestic companies whose directors feature on the UK’s international sanctions list, that have so far evaded the authorities

Sam Bright reviews the perks enjoyed by the big money patrons of the Conservative Party

New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows cross-party hostility towards the Chancellor’s inertia over rapidly rising household costs

The Bank of England has warned of COVID-related labour shortages in Britain, but why aren’t we taking its long-term effects more seriously? Sasha Baker investigates

Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin explore how the ‘Zoomtowns’ phenomenon is putting a burden on local property markets

Thomas Perrett unpicks why the Conservative Party is considering rebooting the long-discredited housing policy

Rachel Morris considers the malaise of modern Britain as the Conservatives initiate Austerity 2.0