Guardian Senior Economics Correspondent
Exc: ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’ www.theguardian.com/business/202...
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economywww.theguardian.comBank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mountSplit vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs back above $90 a barrelwww.theguardian.comMy analysis this morning on the latest picture for consumer confidence - ‘Burnham bounce’ risks deflating unless focus remains on struggling households www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Burnham bounce’ risks deflating unless focus remains on struggling households | Richard PartingtonUK’s inequalities expose splits in consumer economy, with spending suffering and a decline in savings among the poorestwww.theguardian.comWhen the editor of the Guardian finds out her econ correspondent is from the same Warrington suburb as the new Prime Minister… A pleasure, yet daunting to write. Hope I’ve done Culcheth justice: I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PMIn the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a centurywww.theguardian.comWhy does the World Cup need a sponsored Louis Vuitton trophy trunk to wheel it onto the pitch? Are money and soft power draining World Cup football of its magic? - my comment on economics and the tournament: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Are money and soft power draining World Cup football of its magic? | Richard PartingtonFifa’s orchestration of incompatible or frankly absurd corporate sponsorship suggests the balance may have tipped too farwww.theguardian.com‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellorThe home secretary, favourite to take over at No 11, has minimal economic credentials and many MPs would prefer Ed Milibandwww.theguardian.comExclusive: Labour must stop "simply writing a cheque" for benefit claimants and will provide more job support instead, says Pat McFadden www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFaddenExclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviewswww.theguardian.comAlmost no progress made on UK regional household income divide in 30 years, report finds www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Almost no progress made on UK regional household income divide in 30 years, report findsDespite promises of successive governments, gap between richest and poorest areas consistent since 1997www.theguardian.comCould Andy Burnham be a lucky prime minister when it comes to the economy? Maybe... My column in today's Guardian: ‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham | Richard PartingtonBlair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back footwww.theguardian.comExclusive: Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election Poll being circulated among Burnham advisers shows Labour risks electoral wipeout but could win majority with policies like rent control and higher wealth taxes - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next electionExclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seatswww.theguardian.com10 years on - How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in chartsForecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EUwww.theguardian.comThe disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote (where did the time go?!) My column in today’s @theguardian.com on the issues with easy-sounding solutions to complex problems: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems | Richard PartingtonAlan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for those thinking about how to rejoin the EUwww.theguardian.comLabour plans welfare shake-up as scale of youth jobs crisis revealed - our front page story today after the launch of the Milburn review interim report: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Today in Focus: The Latest 'Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs - the latest Good to join our daily podcast (with the added mild trauma of video on one of the hottest days of the year 🥵) on Alan Milburn’s review of Britain’s youth jobs crisis - www.theguardian.com/news/video/2...
'Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The LatestA landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or trai...www.theguardian.comLabour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealedAlan Milburn’s landmark report says unemployment among young costs UK £125bn a year and warns of ‘lost generation’www.theguardian.comSix in 10 Neets have never had a job, says Alan Milburn, as he warns of ‘generational faultline’ – UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Six in 10 Neets have never had a job, says Alan Milburn, as he warns of ‘generational faultline’ – UK politics liveGovernment-commissioned report on young people not in employment, education or training warns ‘we have neither a system or a plan to deal with it’www.theguardian.comUK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report saysAlan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1mwww.theguardian.comNumber of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s - landmark Milburn report warns today www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...
Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030sUrgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says report by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburnwww.theguardian.comLabour appears to be gearing up for another attempt at disability benefit reform... Alan Milburn tells me there is a "catastrophic systems failure" in tackling youth unemployment, and urges Labour to overhaul benefits - ahead of his landmark report this week: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to sayAlan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’www.theguardian.com