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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    UK inflation
    Tackling the root cause of energy bills could help us all on inflation

    By ramping up the Warm Home Discount scheme, Rishi Sunak could help vulnerable households and change the narrative

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2017
    Brexit
    Leave the econometrics and tackle the social divisions

    Brexit’s economic effects will emerge long-term — focus instead on social divisions

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2015
    UK business & economy
    Regions face threat of job losses from ‘living wage’

    Steep rise in minimum pay will have ‘negligible’ effect in London, says think-tank

  • Tuesday, 28 October, 2014
    FT DataEmily Cadman
    Where do you fit on the UK’s wealth ladder?
  • Saturday, 4 January, 2014
    UK business & economy
    Swinson admits cultural shift still needed on paternity leave
  • Monday, 18 November, 2013
    The FT ViewUK inflation
    London living

    Experiment cautiously with a higher minimum wage

  • Monday, 18 November, 2013
    London fights for its future
    London needs higher minimum wage, says report
  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2013
    UK politics lobbying
    Lobbyists beef up links with Labour
  • Monday, 28 November, 2011
    Opinion
    A pep talk for Osborne: there is one way left to boost growth

    British business is sitting on a pile of cash. The chancellor’s task is to create places where it can be safely spent, writes Kitty Ussher

  • Sunday, 16 October, 2011
    US downturn
    Treasury launches probe into crisis response
  • Monday, 7 March, 2011
    UK business & economy
    Study calls for Treasury culture shake-up
  • Monday, 4 October, 2010
    World
    Toughening up on cuts might not reduce the deficit
  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
    FT AlphavilleTracy Alloway
    Pink picks
  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2010
    UK politics & policy
    Miliband must toughen up on cuts

    Labour needs to show it is economically competent in bad times as well as good, writes Kitty Ussher

  • Thursday, 1 July, 2010
    UK business & economy
    The Tories are taking too big a risk with growth

    The greatest risk to recovery is that consumers will not start spending again, writes Kitty Ussher

  • Thursday, 18 June, 2009
    UK politics & policy
    Treasury minister quits over expenses
  • Sunday, 21 December, 2008
    UK politics & policy
    MPs condemn plan for loans to poor
  • Friday, 3 October, 2008
    Westminster blogJim Pickard
    Newsflash: Paul Myners to be City minister
  • Tuesday, 23 September, 2008
    UK politics & policy
    Plaudits from all sides for speech
  • Tuesday, 22 July, 2008
    UK banks
    King seeks emergency failure fund
  • Sunday, 6 July, 2008
    Oil
    Tory plan to ‘share pain’ of fuel rises
  • Thursday, 3 July, 2008
    London fights for its future
    City fears on migrant points given a hearing
  • Thursday, 26 June, 2008
    London fights for its future
    Employers press UK ministers on migrants
  • Monday, 9 June, 2008
    UK business & economy
    City fears soothed on executive pay
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2008
    UK politics & policy
    Revenue IT error delays family payments
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