Faisal Islam
The Chancellor’s sunlit uplands
The spending round contained some surprises and innovations, Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
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Islamist hate books inquiry call
Counter-terror thinktanks call for inquiry into public library stocks after a Channel 4 News investigation finds hundreds of books written by radical Islamist preachers, writes Johnny McDevitt.
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Budget 2014: who are the winners and losers?
Aside from booze and bingo – who are the winners and losers in the budget? Sarah Smith, Faisal Islam and accountant Mike Scoltock give their reaction to a very political budget.
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Got change for £100m?
For the first time the Bank of England allows the £1m and £100m bank notes, which underpin the Scottish banking system, to be filmed. Economics Editor Faisal Islam gets his hands on them.
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‘Goldilocks’ numbers show UK growth fastest since 2007
Today’s announcement of 0.7 per growth for the UK economy in the last quarter of 2013 is a “Goldilocks” number, says Economics Editor Faisal Islam – not too cold and not too hot.
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Plastic cash and shorter dole queues – the British recovery?
As unemployment falls to 7.4 per cent, near the 7 per cent threshold the Bank of England governor said would lead to a cut in rates, Faisal Islam looks at the figures – and the new plastic banknotes.
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Bank of England: time to burst the housing bubble?
A flagship scheme to boost loans for mortgages will be scaled back by the Bank of England in an attempt to head off a potential housing bubble, as Faisal Islam reports.
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George Osborne: will his numbers add up?
As George Osborne unveils plans to deliver a surplus in the next parliament if the Tories are re-elected, Economics Editor Faisal Islam goes through his numbers to see how and if this can be achieved.
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Turning the corner could become a roundabout
Economics Editor Faisal Islam says the chancellor will claim victory as the economy seems to be showing signs of recovery. But he warns that turning the corner could become a roundabout.
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Will you heed Mark Carney’s interest rates call?
The new Bank of England governor’s pledge to keep interest rates low until unemployment falls is a big innovation – and a signal to the British public to spend, writes Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
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Chancellor to reveal his plans for the banks
Chancellor George Osborne gives his annual Mansion House speech in the City of London. Faisal Islam reports on what he has to say about the UK’s banking sector.
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Osborne: economy healing from a very big shock
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam he finds today’s GDP figures very encouraging and says he believes the economy is healing.
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Big Bang goes bust?
Among the contenders for “Thatcher’s legacy” is the de-regulation of the City of London. Is Margaret Thatcher responsible for today’s double-dip recession? Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
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The anguish of Cyprus in the words of its people
Economics Editor Faisal Islam hears from ordinary Cypriots as they struggle to come to terms with the financial catastrophe that has overtaken their lives and their country.
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Nicosia’s corralito: the kids leading Cyprus’s controlled anger
Chanting “Troika go home” to the White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army, Economics Editor Faisal Islam meets the kids leading the controlled anger in Cyprus at its bailout terms.
