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Want to borrow a dog? New safeguards for the sharing economy
Whether you’re looking to borrow a dog or even a driveway, tomorrow’s report proposes introducing a kitemark into the sharing economy sector.
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We’ve already looked at the pre-election promises David Cameron made but failed to deliver after becoming Prime Minister. Now it’s Labour’s turn.
Battle lines are drawn between the main parties as Labour comes under fire over leaked documents which appear to encourage some of its MPs and activists to avoid discussing immigration.
Falling world oil prices bring some good news at the petrol pumps. But those revenues are also squeezing economies which are already under pressure.
Whether you’re looking to borrow a dog or even a driveway, tomorrow’s report proposes introducing a kitemark into the sharing economy sector.
From empty spare rooms to community dog-sitting, Channel 4 News gets an exclusive look into a new report which suggests as much as a quarter of the UK population are part of the sharing economy.
The UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter and has now recovered the ground lost since the downturn began in 2008, according to official figures released this morning.
From the Northern Rock collapse, to crashed markets via bust banks, coalitions cuts and painful austerity, this clickable graphic tracks how the British economy recovered.
The International Monetary Fund says it “clearly under-estimated” the strength of Britain’s economic recovery, as Christine Lagarde plays down speculation about her leading the European Commission.
“The biggest risk” to the UK economy comes from the booming housing market, Mark Carney warns, as he suggests the Bank of England may step in to stop a “big debt overhang” building up.
The UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first three months of 2014, with output now on the verge of reaching levels last seen before the financial crisis began six years ago.
William Hague says Britain will back sanctions despite the risks to the City. But has the importance of Russian money to the British economy been overstated?
After years of lacklustre growth, the recovery appears to be taking off at last. Good news for Chancellor George Osborne, but even he is not celebrating yet.
He’s not “squeezing the rich for the sake of it”, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls tells C4 News, after announcing a return to the 50p rate. But he wants to show Britain that Labour is serious about change.
With the next UK general election less than 16 months away, Labour leader Ed Miliband sets out his proposals to reform of the British economy so it can earn its way out of the “cost of living crisis”.
City AM Editor Allister Heath, who provoked a diplomatic spat by calling France a failed socialist experiment, says President Hollande is doing too little, too late to kick-start the French economy.