France fires broadside at British economy – is it ‘Twitterloo’?
The entente is anything but cordiale as the Banque de France lays into the UK over its economic record.
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The entente is anything but cordiale as the Banque de France lays into the UK over its economic record.
Working parents and businesses will benefit most from George Osborne’s autumn statement, as the chancellor tries to boost the ailing UK economy. Channel 4 News looks at what to watch out for.
“The bad news for Mr Balls is that the OECD specifically praises coalition policy on cutting the deficit and keeping borrowing rates low in helping to create the right conditions for that recovery.”
The salaries of Britain’s executives are “corrosive” to the economy and “out of control”, according to an independent report by the High Pay Commission.
“The ‘jobs’ for young people would be similarly temporary in nature, FactCheck has learned. Although it sounds like a new idea, Labour aides told us that the £600m youth jobs fund will basically be a re-run of a highly controversial old policy…”
The government says economic growth will come from rebalancing the British economy in favour of manufacturing. But what does Britain still make? Business Correspondent Sarah Smith investigates.
“As a Daily Mail poll showed that 77 per cent of Conservative Party members believe there should be a referendum on Britain’s continuing membership of the EU, Mr Clegg launched a defence of the economic benefits of staying in Europe.”
David Cameron has promised an “all-out mission” to kick-start major infrastructure projects and get the economy moving.
As leading organisations warn problems in the global economy could lead to international unrest, Gary Gibbon reports on the latest setback in the eurozone crisis – a Greek referendum on the bailout.
In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News MPC hawk, Martin Weale, now says the UK economy is likely to be shrinking over the Euro crisis, and that the Bank of England can’t boost economy alone.
A horrible inflation number of 5.2 per cent, an RPI number of 5.6%. Inflation is at a 20 year high, eating into people’s living standards. The misery index too, that C4 News flagged up earlier in the year is now at a 19 year high. The response of Sir Mervyn King in a speech in…
The UK economy has stalled at a “dangerous junction” according to independent forecaster Ernst & Young, which has slashed growth forecasts for this year and next.
The Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King says this is the ‘biggest financial crisis’ the world has ever faced as the bank increases its quantitative easing programme to £275bn.
Despite the economic situation Prime Minister David Cameron seeks the mantle of optimism in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference reports Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
As the UK economy grows at a slower rate than expected and British household expenditure shrinks, one economist tells Channel 4 News we are “very close” to a double dip recession.