Energy battles resume
All too soon, Ed Miliband’s wheeze on energy bills has sent the Lib Dems and the Tories into conflict with each other again.
Britain’s economy grows by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, with all the main sectors showing a rise in activity.
Penalising benefit claimants who are not deemed to be doing enough to find work is leaving people without any money to live on, according to research from the Citizens Advice Bureau.
The deputy prime minister says the national curriculum should be taught in every school and all teachers should be qualified. One free school founder tells Channel 4 News why he disagrees.
All too soon, Ed Miliband’s wheeze on energy bills has sent the Lib Dems and the Tories into conflict with each other again.
In post-recession Britain, pensions are rising faster than earnings. But older people would be better off if RPI was still used to calculate pensions, writes Economics Producer Neil Macdonald.
As investors help Royal Mail shares soar on their stock market debut, Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks Tory MP Brooks Newmark and columnist Owen Jones whether the sell-off will harm or help the business.
Rail passengers struggling with yearly inflation-busting fare increases are being offered some respite by the government, but will still be hit in the pocket.
A leading Conservative backbench MP says he will try to force the government to hold an early vote on whether Britain should leave the EU.
135,117 – the next time you hear a politician, any politician, talk about the cost of living, think about this number. Why? Because it marks the lowest point in UK house-building in nearly 100 years.
The Tories wanted to monster Labour’s “Blue Peter economics” and proclaim themselves the party of aspiration and business – two mantles party strategists felt Labour abandoned last week.
Half of tenants hit by the so-called “bedroom tax” have been pushed into rent arrears just weeks after its introduction, according to the body representing housing associations.
Nick Clegg’s fundamental message was that coalition could and should be here for good. He described it as “now accepted as the norm.” No other options are viable for the Lib Dems.
Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy challenges Chancellor George Osborne on his claim that the taxpayer made a profit from the sale of Lloyds shares.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says it is unfair on Vince Cable to draw from his comments any “intent” to challenge the party’s leadership.
There will be two themes to watch at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow: distancing from the Tories and possible flirtation with Labour.