‘You’re either poor or rich’: the Argentinians struggling under Milei’s chainsaw austerity
Despite falling inflation, a majority are failing to make ends meet as wages and purchasing power have nosedived
October 2025
Project Syndicate economists
The perils of economic centrism in a polarised world
Kenneth Rogoff
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants
Nesrine Malik
First Edition newsletter
Thursday briefing: Rachel Reeves starts to sell a tough budget to the public
Newsletter
English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report
Britain’s youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What’s most revealing is that few seem to care
John Harris
The false economy of reduced public services
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity
George Monbiot
September 2025
Premium bonds might beat the bond market bullies
Headteachers in England doubling up as caretakers as funding ‘hits rock bottom’
August 2025
The emblem of modern Ireland? Not fiddles and Guinness but a soulless shopping plaza
Emer McHugh
The singer CMAT dances around a retail centre in a video for her new album. It is the elegy those of us who grew up in the post-Celtic tiger recession have been craving, says Irish writer Emer McHugh
Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’
Highly critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisis
The Guardian view on Labour’s feelgood economy: it’s not for everyone – especially the poorest
As dark financial clouds gather, Labour has to heed its past: when it chooses austerity, it loses elections
Andy Beckett
Labour urged to revive Sure Start label to win back Reform voters
July 2025
The Guardian view on Europe’s failing economic orthodoxy: social contracts cannot be renewed through cuts
Britain remains trapped in poor economic policy
How to balance the UK books: six options open to Rachel Reeves
Where does the welfare bill climbdown leave UK public finances?
June 2025
Does Labour’s spending review signal a return to austerity?
Rachel Reeves is increasing overall budgets after deep Tory cuts, but some departments face bigger spending cuts than others
