Keep Calm and Carry on has been usurped as the slogan of the day. What does it tell us about ourselves?With the end of the recession, the British sense of cynicism has resurfaced. Finally people are tiring of the nauseating mantra “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Slogans far truer to our national character [...]
As the recession just about finishes, readers raise issues on unemployment, ITV’s latest appointment and Davos discussions, as opposed to glasses of bubblyPut down that champagne flute, because it isn’t over yet, came the almost unanimous view of bloggers this week.”Well, break out the Tesco value cider,” was the best VincentBlackShadow could offer on hearing [...]
Labour accused Tory leader of betraying families after he warned of ‘Greek-style interest rates’ unless the deficit is tackled this yearDavid Cameron indicated yesterday that – if elected – he would press ahead with plans to start cutting Britain’s £178bn fiscal deficit this year even if the economy dips back into recession.Labour accused the Tory [...]
The start of the recession coincided with an increase in the number of people killing themselves, the official statistics reveal• Datablog: get the numbers behind this storyThe number of suicides in the UK has risen sharply since the recession began, reversing the downward trend of the past decade, according to figures released by the Office [...]
AstraZeneca, Shop Direct and Toyota all cut more jobs as experts warn that unemployment could rise for many more yearsThousands of jobs losses were announced by UK companies today, underscoring fears that British households will continue to suffer the repercussions of the recession for years to come.Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca unveiled plans to cut another [...]
If any general election could be said to be a good one to lose, it may be this oneBritain’s unexpectedly fragile return to economic growth has the potential to dent both of the core slogans at any general election. “Don’t let the opposition ruin it,” may ring hollow after six quarters of recession. But so [...]
In two days’ time Tony Blair appears before the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war. Today his former attorney general gives evidence. Andrew Sparrow, who’s been live blogging from the inquiry, outlines some of the main questions
The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009.
The UK has left recession because the government took the “right decisions” on the economy, Chancellor Alistair Darling insists.
• Interactive: The road to recovery• Vote: how long will recovery take?• Recession quiz: test your knowledge• Reaction: what the experts sayBritain’s economy finally clawed its way out of its deepest recession since the 1930s in the fourth quarter of 2009, but it only managed to expand by a much weaker-than-expected 0.1%.The keenly awaited figure [...]