Sending people to China, UK tax breaks offered to rich nations and slashing VAT – we need to get radical to fix the economy

Despite having a year to think about it and speaking for more than an hour, George Osborne’s 2013 Budget will not help the UK’s economy. This is why.

Looking abroad shows it might be time for the Britain to stop austerity and open the chequebook

Japan, Europe, the US and Britain are at war. Currency war. But what is a currency war and who’s winning?

He’s the model of a charming man: Intelligent, eloquent and respectful – but is there substance under the style of the new Bank of England governor?

Imagine a world where the wealth of a nation could be lost down the back of a sofa. Well, it’s not quite as far-fetched as it sounds.

George Osborne’s Autumn Statement only seemed to care about one thing – and it’s not you.

If you thought all the bad news about the UK economy was out in the open, think again.

If you thought the age of a gloomy UK economy was coming to an end, think again.

Despite the boos, gaffs and incessant criticism from economists, rivals, the media and large sections of the public, are things finally going the chancellor’s way?

This generation is leaving Ireland without a tear in their eye...

Record numbers of Britons are retiring and there’s only one way we’re realistically going to be able to afford it.

Exactly five years ago queues were forming outside branches of Northern Rock and the comfortable world we knew would never be the same.

The British economy has at least three reasons to cheer.

Everyone likes the idea of the rich paying more tax, but in practice it can end up just costing the rest of us more while they’re unaffected.

The latest economic signals suggest that the UK’s data service, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), may have wildly under-estimated the strength of the UK economy.

If the Governor is pinning his hopes for the UK’s economic recovery on the Funding for Lending Scheme - let's investigate what it is and how it works.

The economy’s in tatters, again, and George Osborne is blaming it on the weather, again. But how big an impact can rain or other one-off events really have on the country’s wellbeing? We take a look.

Is this the moment Spain’s government breaks the unions or just the first battle in the war over austerity?

Over the last three years an extra £375billion has been pumped into the economy, but things keep getting worse.

There’s just one week left to save the euro – at least according to Mario Monti, the prime minister of Italy, who made the prediction ahead of the European summit that takes place on the 28/29th June.

Greece is on the brink, while Spain is hurtling towards the edge – but their prospects if they leave the eurozone are better than many people make out.

For the last six decades not only has the head of state been a woman, but the principal of equal pay for the same job has been in force – so how on Earth are women still losing out at work?

May 9 is Europe Day, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for the eurozone

This week we will get some important signals from the UK economy including retail sales and inflation. And it could be good news.

A fine recipe for solving the eurozone crisis

Could it be that the government got it wrong?

As George Osborne presents his latest Budget to the nation the fuss will mostly focus on whether the Coalition remains loyal to its austerity programme in the face of weakening growth.

We can’t really live without oil, but how much do you really know about the slick liquid that powers most of our lives?

Is there any reason towns and villages across Britain can't join the Bank of England in printing their own cash?

Is it time to take the control of our currency out of the hands of the Government and Bank of England?

After a torrid few years, the pound could be about to rise again.