Children of Blair are overtaken by Ireland
As a nation we undervalue education – perhaps not of our own children, but of other people’s. Yes, there are statistical issues with Pisa, but the relative direction of travel is abundantly clear.
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Paper currency will disappear from circulation after 300 years, to be replaced by polymer notes. Changes will also be made to how famous faces are chosen to appear on notes.
After years of steady progress on closing the wage difference between men and women, the gender pay gap has widened in the last year. Channel 4 News looks at the story behind the stats.
As a nation we undervalue education – perhaps not of our own children, but of other people’s. Yes, there are statistical issues with Pisa, but the relative direction of travel is abundantly clear.
The move to cap the amount payday lenders can charge is an extraordinary one, and a sign of stronger state-intervention in business.
As Channel 4 News gains exclusive access to Goldman Sachs, how much do we know about the world’s most famous offices? Can you guess which companies or institutions work in the offices below?
The Bank of England raises its growth forecast for the economy, but says interest rates will not automatically rise if unemployment falls faster than previously predicted.
Royal Bank of Scotland is to create an internal “bad bank” with £38bn of problem assets. In another development, RBS and Barclays have suspended several foreign exchange traders.
Latest official job figures have been hailed as good news by government ministers, but unions say ever more people are having to endure reduced pay and insecure contracts.
Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta says he will be asking European countries to “help” the UK in order to keep Britain in the EU – and calls for structural reform to make Europe more “pro-growth”.
The Treasury portions out £100bn on new homes, railways and roads in the second part of the comprehensive spending review – but Labour dismisses the investment as “hot air”.
The City regulator says Britain’s banks still need to raise £27bn to withstand future shocks. Worst off is the taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland, which is told it has a gap of £13.6bn to plug.
The International Monetary Fund says the government should be doing more to speed up recovery in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.
Banks in Cyprus have reopened, but under tight controls over how much money can be withdrawn. There was certainly no bank run and I even found some people queuing to pay money in.
Amid cashpoint queues and rumours of bank closures, politicians scramble to reach a deal on how to raise 5.8bn euros before the Monday deadline imposed by the European Central Bank.
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