The HS2 Growth Taskforce today holds the first of its regional roadshows in the West Midlands. The group has been formed by the Department for Transport with the aim of devising ways to increase the...
A row has broken out between the management of universities and staff over how widespread zero hours contracts are in the sector. The University and College Union said institutions were twice as...
The UK economy would be £60bn bigger if the level of growth predicted in 2010 had actually taken place, a study undertaken by the Trades Union Congress has found.
Confidence about growth is increasing but the economy still needs to switch emphasis from consumption to investment and trade, the CBI said today as it raised its growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014.
As A-level students contemplate their results, better information is needed on the potential benefits of a university education to both the individual and the economy
Business rate relief for smaller firms has trebled in value since the last general election, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has said.
Gross domestic product increased by 0.6% in the second quarter of this year, up from the 0.3% recorded over the first three months, according to official estimates.
The UK’s poor quality infrastructure is likely to constrain the growth prospects of the economy compared to international rivals, a report analysing the state of the built environment across 30...
Unemployment fell slightly over the three months to May, with a 0.2% percentage points decline against the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics has said
Tim Harford, Financial Times journalist and author of ‘The undercover economist”, talks to Public Finance about statistics, predictions and learning to adapt
The current system of pension tax reliefs benefits higher earners disproportionately, a report examining the current system by the Pensions Policy Institute has found
Public Finance talked to Owen Jones at the CIPFA Conference 2013 about why he rejects the premise of austerity and why council borrowing rules should be relaxed.
The High Speed 2 rail project should be scrapped and the money re-invested in a massive housebuilding drive, an influential Conservative commentator told the CIPFA conference
The London Finance Commission's proposals to devolve more financial powers to the capital could create a ‘virtuous circle’ of economic growth, according to its chair Tony Travers
