A solid but dangerous return to growth
On the face of it the recession is not just over, the economy has returned to boom time numbers but – as Faisal Islam warns – we should not delude ourselves.
Faisal Islam
Faisal Islam has left Channel 4 News. This is an archive of his blogs.
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Osborne: economy healing but long way to go
As official figures show that the British economy grew by 1 per cent in the three months to September, George Osborne tells Faisal Islam it is good news but there is a long way to go.
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Government rail vision remains impaired, as Branson wins again
In theory, the west coast main line could now have three different operators in the coming years, under Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin’s temporary fix for the government’s rail fiasco.
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After 20 years, time to change Merv’s medicine?
As the Bank of England’s governor tells the government it can ease off the inflation target, Economics Editor Faisal Islan asks whether it’s the right direction to go.
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Downbeat speech from a resolute chancellor
Economics Editor Faisal Islam reflects on a low-key Conservative conference speech from George Osborne – one which nonetheless contained a few nuggets of new government policy.
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Signal failure at the Transport Department
“Right now we don’t even know who will be running the west coast mainline trains in two months time, but today more questions about who is to blame…”
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Rail shambles: More than a dodgy government calculator
Faisal Islam gets to grips with the spreadsheets that reveal the sensational story of the government handling of the award of the west coast mainline franchise.
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The governor’s green light
Sir Mervyn King offers green lights to George Osborne, but promises no green shoots to the rest of us. Faisal Islam dissects the Bank of England governor’s comments in Thursday’s live interview.
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Plastic apprenticeships and jobs-hogging
It’s less of a jobs market, more of a jobs battlefield for Channel 4’s Class of 2012. Faisal Islam takes 10 insights from an event bringing job seekers, CEOs and politicians together.
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Top tips for job-seekers from UK’s largest employers
Is a degree worth the cost? Are apprenticeships a route to work? Should you still aim high? Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King, O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne and others, reveal all at the C4 Class of 2012.
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Sir Mervyn’s misfortune on inflation targets
As Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King takes part in his first live television interview, Channel 4 News charts the above-target inflation rates during the latter half of his tenure.
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Bank of England job vacancy points to Vickers
It is the most powerful job ever advertised in Britain. It’s not just that the Bank of England Governor sets monetary policy, interest rates for savers and for borrowers.
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Draghi’s backdoor bailout of Spain
If Spain accepts the humiliation of some outside oversight, ECB President Mario Draghi may have come up with an offer that allows the Eurozone to stagger through the all-important German elections next year.
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Bank of England: QE makes the wealthy even wealthier
The Bank of England has just released a fascinating defence of the unintended consequences of its massive quantitative easing programme. Economics Editor Faisal Islam takes a look.
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Wholesale nonsense on energy
Blaming wholesale prices for energy price rises has become indefensible. Faisal Islam blogs on how today’s announcement by SSE suggests that the companies now get this.
