The Guardian view on Treasury fiscal rules: no way to run a country
Editorial: Instead of sticking to arbitrary limits, politicians should be able to make the case for spending on urgent social repair
February 2024
Councils in crisis
Failure to fix council funding crisis threatens Tory election pledge, adviser warns
Andy Haldane, government’s top levelling-up adviser, calls for urgent rethink to prevent deeper cuts across England
September 2023
‘Hypocritical’ Royal Society of Arts faces its first strike in 270 years
Union anger over below-inflation pay offer of just 4%
May 2023
Lack of plan for green industry risks UK ‘falling behind’, top government adviser warns
Influential economist Andy Haldane says dearth of coherent strategy means Britain isn’t in the new ‘arms race’ to reindustrialise
April 2023
UK inflation will fall rapidly, says ex-Bank of England economist
‘Pretty much nailed on’ that the rate will halve in next six months, according to Andy Haldane
January 2023
UK households will face more pain, says Bank’s former chief economist
Andy Haldane says starting mortgage rate rises sooner would have nipped inflation in the bud
December 2022
Sunak faces pressure to help older people return to work after ill health
Experts say cuts to public services and NHS waiting times could be contributing to UK worker shortage
November 2022
We are being failed by the economy
Letter: Only a shift away from the blind pursuit of growth towards a wellbeing-centred economy will restore the vitality of our societies, writes Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti
October 2022
‘Not living our values’: Royal Society of Arts accused of hypocrisy on staff union
The body gave an award for unionising workers to the IWGB, which it now refuses to recognise
July 2022
Observer business profile
Andy Haldane: we can fix the cost of living crisis. But will we?
The Bank of England’s former chief economist has a clear idea of what caused the current inflation mess, but fears the UK lacks any clear plan for solving it
February 2022
Renaissance Florence is a ludicrous model for levelling up
Levelling-up report co-author says UK should be like Renaissance Florence
September 2021
Ex-Bank economist picked to lead levelling up taskforce
Andy Haldane, once named on Time 100 list, says addressing regional disparities is a ‘personal passion’
June 2021
Bank of England’s Andy Haldane warns of inflation rises
Bank of England’s Andy Haldane warns over UK inflation risk
Catherine Mann to join Bank of England monetary policy committee
Observer business agenda
Mr Boom quits the Bank of England warning about the ‘beast of inflation’
Economics viewpoint
Pressure will build on Bank of England not to fall behind the curve with inflation
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
UK housing market is on fire, warns Bank of England chief economist
May 2021
Bank of England head says drivers of inflation will not persist
Governor Andrew Bailey at odds with bank’s chief economist warning of price inflation above 2% target
