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Sun-kissed Greece does not feel on the brink
My head is a spinning confusion of Greek images. Infected by covering the most recent Greek elections earlier this summer, we decided at short notice to dash down here for a week in the sun.
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As latest government figures show a drop in the number of people without work – despite the recession – Channel 4 News speaks to one of the economists who are scratching their heads to explain why.
Children as young as eight loan their pocket money to their cash-strapped parents, a study reveals.
Apprenticeships went up by 75 per cent in London from 2005/06 to 2010/11 for under-19s and by nearly 30,000 per cent for over-25s.
There is no date set, but that did not stop Ed Miliband campaigning in Corby with a vow to make unemployment the key issue in the by-election to replace Tory MP Louise Mensch.
The number of people in permanent jobs falls for the second month in a row, reflecting a “high degree of uncertainty” among employers over the economy, according to recruiters.
My head is a spinning confusion of Greek images. Infected by covering the most recent Greek elections earlier this summer, we decided at short notice to dash down here for a week in the sun.
“We’ve got a big job to do in getting this economy back on its feet,” — Osborne.
Iain Duncan Smith believes his benefits cap is already driving people into work. FactCheck hasn’t found much evidence to suggest that to be the case.
The UK economic forecast is cut and the global recovery shows further signs of weakness, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook today.
Even if the government did absolutely nothing to help them, a certain percentage of people would find work off their own bat. The Work Programme can only be said to be “working” – or having any effect at all – if providers are doing better than this “non-intervention” rate.
Barack Obama is hitting two key swing states in the first bus tour of his re-election campaign. In the battle for the blue-collar vote, he’s bashing his rival Mitt Romney’s big business ties.
The latest figures obtained by Channel 4 News on A4e’s record in getting people jobs for the government’s Work Programme raise many questions.
Following revelations from Channel 4 News about the failings of welfare-to-work company A4e, further statistics show their poor performance happening in a region where jobs are plentiful.
Barking and Dagenham borough has the highest risk of housing repossession in the UK, while West Dorset has the lowest, according to a new report by Shelter. But how does your area compare?
Faisal Islam blogs on the economics – at home and abroad – behind the chancellor’s decision not to raise the tax on fuel duty.