Jonathan Miller
Gaza’s paralysis: the story of Arab Dola
Gaza’s kung-fu champion Arab Dola lies, back broken, in his bed – a literal representation of the paralysing poverty suffered by hundreds of thousands in the area.
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Jonathan Miller
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Five things Benefits Street tells us about being human
With Channel 4’s Benefits Street debate shining a spotlight on the issues raised by the programme, we explain why the series has made such powerful TV viewing.
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Faisal Islam
Forward guidance did not fail, but welcome to forward vagueness
On any measure, having to abandon your much-hyped new policy innovation after just six months, is embarrassing – the rock star central banker seems out of tune.
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Interest rates: Carney rips up ‘forward guidance’ policy
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney ditches his flagship interest rates policy, but says the cost of borrowing is unlikely to rise in the near future despite falling unemployment.
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Why are we worse off than our parents? – on #c4news
Jobs. Housing. Benefits. Protests. Is this generation getting a raw deal, and will they accept it? A special series on Channel 4 News next week.
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‘Cristina me debes pasta’: Spain’s princess appears in court
Spain’s Princess Cristina testifies in a historic judicial hearing aimed at helping determine whether she and her husband illegally used company funds for personal expenses.
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Britain and France: with friends like these…
As the British and French leaders hold a summit at an RAF base, Channel 4 News looks at the recent history of bad blood between the two countries.
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‘I won’t stand still’: Obama’s State of the Union address
President Barack Obama wants action. And if congress is not going to help him, he will do it by himself, writes Mikayla Bouchard.
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Faisal Islam
Playing ‘long-term plan’ bingo with George Osborne
If you believe that the government’s policies contributed to further imbalances, it might appear a little cheeky to argue: “Vote for me and I will rebalance the economy I further imbalanced.”
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Economy growing – but Britain not out of the woods
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.
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NY mayor de Blasio takes equality battle to the rich
New York’s new mayor Bill de Blasio wants to fight inequality in his new role and his plans include an income tax on wealthy New Yorkers.
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Faisal Islam
Why ‘Davos Man’ pontificates about inequality over canapes and fine wine
There are many on my Twitter stream who find it grotesque that the supposed “masters of the universe” who failed to create a safe financial world order are still on top.
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FactCheck: are you poorer than you were in 2010?
Ed Miliband says people are £1,600 a year worse off under David Cameron. The prime minister says Labour are only telling half the story. Time for a FactCheck.
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Coalition putting stop to ‘Benefits Street’ Britain – IDS
The work and pensions secretary defends the coalition’s welfare reforms, which he says are making people feel “more secure” about the future.
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Faisal Islam
At Davos, the crisis is now off the menu
Davos Man is trying to put behind him some six years of financial fear. Doom Davos and Deleveraging Davos have been replaced by Dealmaking Davos. The dust is settling.
