Faisal Islam
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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Faisal Islam
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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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.
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Can the Treasury blame borrowing figures on North Sea platform?
Faisal Islam questions Chloe Smith’s claim that shocking borrowing figures from the government were down to the closure of a single platform in the North Sea.
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To the left, the economic spoils of the Olympic Games
Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on the economic hangover of the Olympic Games.
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“It could be a lot worse…”: Osborne’s five GDP shuffles
Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on his meeting with George Osborne – and the five key areas where the chancellor has ‘refined’ his views on the economy.
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Exclusive: leak from secret FSA Barclays assessment
Treasury Select Committee chair Andrew Tyrie drops a bombshell, Faisal Islam at the hearing looks at revelations so far.
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Diamond not forever as UK banking changes for good
We have entered a new world. Politicians now appear sovereign over our banking system. Many in Britain will welcome that. For many, it will be a profound shock. And this is just the beginning, writes Faisal Islam.
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‘Lie-bor’ London: Duuuuude, where’s Barclays’ bonus?
Faisal Islam blogs on how Barclays started to try and make money from changing its rates – and why ‘Lie-bor’ London should be afraid.
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Curious numbers behind the fuel duty cut
Faisal Islam blogs on the economics – at home and abroad – behind the chancellor’s decision not to raise the tax on fuel duty.
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Panic averted, but chronic Greek pain continues
Faisal Islam blogs from Athens on the implications of a dramatic Greek election.
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Euro crisis 2012 vs Euro 2012
Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on the Euro crisis 2012 versus Euro 2012.
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Britain’s uncertain place in ‘new Europe’
As contingency plans are made for a Greek euro exit, Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam considers the impact of a “cascade of austerity avoidance” across Europe.
