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Uk EconomyFinancial Times |
A different Healey may be chancellor but he faces a set of parallel challenges
Labour’s expansion of workers’ rights adds to pressures on the private sector
Governments need to start planning for the long term again
While some rules are just fiddly and frustrating, others do real harm
It would be better to link state retirement benefits to earnings growth
The new prime minister wants a feelgood factor. But tax rises look all but inevitable — just to stay still
It is crucial to convince the lenders on whom the UK depends that it is being managed by grown-ups
The UK government would be better off backing clusters and widening access to opportunity
We need to support the next generation of start-ups to become internationally competitive
India and China show that if done correctly, the UK’s plans to intervene in some industries could deliver benefits
The playing style of the great Argentine footballer demonstrates that less can be more
Unlike the 1970s, there is a conversation to be had here
John Healey will be under pressure on many fronts, but bear-pits are lurking . . .
Economists and politicians want to boost growth, but it must include people on the periphery of hotspots
The UK’s business case needs strengthening to stop a self-reinforcing exodus
Collaboration is the secret sauce that will make the proposed new way of governing the UK work
His speech hits the right political notes but fails to offer a clear roadmap for growth
Britain’s next leader must be ready to take unpopular decisions on spending and growth
Without growth, mainstream politics is doomed. Burnham’s Labour must stop telling stories that hold it back
Mutual misunderstanding and panicky commentary mask a joint desire to see the UK economy doing better
The city has been hit by successive shocks and diminishing growth. But the rest of the UK needs it
Cakeism, impatience and low-quality public discourse contribute to the UK’s instability
As Labour politicians fight over the keys to No 10, the gilt market sets the limits of power
Leadership hopefuls should not get into a trial of strength with bond investors
There is a way to reduce the risk of a run on gilts and decrease the cost of government borrowing
The government’s approach to policymaking has been self-defeating
Yes, yes, and yes again to reform of our appalling planning system — but politicians require help to make hard choices
The chancellor’s plans for a reset with the EU lack credibility
Rules don’t even have to be effective to provide gainful employment for advisers
Vocational training must be improved without undermining universities