financial crisis
Recent labour market gains do not make up for years of losses
There is still a long way to go before we return to the pre-crisis world
The average UK household will have £10,000 of debt by 2016, suggests new report
There are concerns that a surge in optimism about the British economy is leading people to take out more loans than they can truly afford
Is there a staffing crisis in the NHS?
As with NHS funding, the government’s claims on staffing require close scrutiny
Fawning over the wisdom of business executives feels a bit pre-2007
Executives are strongly encouraged to put the interests of their shareholders above those of wider society
King’s Fund calls for additional £2bn in NHS funding
Even the most optimistic scenario put forward by the NHS' Five Year Review would require an additional £8bn a year by 2020.
Five million workers excluded from recovery, says Living Wage Commission
Five million workers are set to be left out of the economic recovery, according to a new report published today. […]