After a long gestation, Prince George delivers an infant recovery
A story of business success at a car components plant in the Midlands – as George Osborne hails a revovery and says he is determined to stick to his economic plan.
Faisal Islam
Faisal Islam has left Channel 4 News. This is an archive of his blogs.
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‘Economy on the mend’, says Osborne
As the economy grows for the second quarter in a row, Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News that Britain has “held its nerve” but there is “a long way to go”.
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Mark Carney’s exercises in persuasion
The new Governor was in his element at the early unveiling of the concept for the Jane Austen £10 note. I quoted back the Austenism to be used on the note at Governor Carney: “I declare after all there’s no enjoyment like reading!”, asking if it applied to the MPC minutes, “for a very sad group of people that is true,” he told me.
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All in it together?
Britain’s ageing population means fewer working people to pay for an ever-larger welfare bill. So is intergenerational friction inevitable?
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Italy’s Enrico Letta: we need the UK in the EU
Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta says he will be asking European countries to “help” the UK in order to keep Britain in the EU – and calls for structural reform to make Europe more “pro-growth”.
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Carney: it’s going to be more than ‘open mouth operations’
As Mark Carney starts his new job as Bank of England governor – will he push for extra stimulus to boost the economy – or allow himself to be outvoted?
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The sunlounger recovery, not the double dip
It may not be a double dip, but is this “sunlounger recovery” really something to celebrate?
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The Chancellor’s sunlit uplands
The spending round contained some surprises and innovations, Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
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‘Grossly’ misleading claims on investment?
What is actually happening to capital spending? Just where did the chancellor get his £300bn number from?
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Spending review lessons from Sheffield for Osborne
Capital spending on infrastructure has been halved by George Osborne. On Wednesday, he will announce an increase in this type of spending, but why was this not done three years ago?
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Osborne warns over economy ‘relapse’
Chancellor George Osborne says Britain’s economy is moving “from rescue to recovery”, but warns there would be a danger of “a relapse” if the government’s deficit-cutting plans were reversed.
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Miliband says Labour will be ‘ruthless’ on spending
Labour leader Ed Miliband tells party activists in Birmingham that there would be no new borrowing to reverse coalition cuts if he wins the next election.
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Extra capital for UK banks. How not paying tax helps
As Britain’s banks “pad up” their capital ratios, Economics Editor explores if RBS, bailed out by the taxpayer, should be able to use its losses to not pay tax?
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Chancellor to reveal his plans for the banks
Chancellor George Osborne gives his annual Mansion House speech in the City of London. Faisal Islam reports on what he has to say about the UK’s banking sector.
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The bankruptcy G8
Guests of David Cameron’s G8 summit will not need to look further than their own doorstep for examples of a challenging world economy.
