Economics
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Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon presses for a new referendum – but could it really happen?
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Economics viewpoint Labour must learn to win if it wants to shape the UK's economic future
Larry ElliottIll-fated austerity plans will wreck the country, but the government knows it has no opposition to worry about
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Protests thwart plans to hold around 25,000 auctions as banks struggle to sell properties to settle shortfalls
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The coming housing benefit cuts show the damage that centre-left fiddling has done. For the sake of all who need a home, Labour needs to own this issue
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Project Syndicate economists Trump faces formidable institutional obstacles – so what can he do?
Barry EichengreenFrustrated from implementing much of his economic agenda, the president can only continue lashing out at perceived enemies -
Heather Stewart is joined by Larry Elliott, Jonathan Freedland, Rowena Mason and Torsten Bell to discuss Philip Hammond’s first budget. We hear from Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds and Tory Ed Vaizey. Plus: Henry McDonald in Belfast on the deadlock in Northern Ireland power-sharing talks
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Forget national insurance rates, the IFS and Resolution Foundation focus on the real story: 15 years without a pay rise, a decade of lost growth
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Project Syndicate economists Trump's border tax could damage the US a lot more than a wall
Kenneth RogoffRepublican plan aims to close trade deficit and raise revenue – but it could hurt importers and spark short-term job losses -
The only way for the National Health Service to avoid years of deficits is for it to outsource its buildings to professional management companies
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The Conservatives promised change, but delivered more injustice
Aditya ChakraborttyThe party of entrepreneurs increases taxes on them. This budget’s contradictions will come to haunt Theresa May -
Demand from European fraud watchdog underlines challenges facing Theresa May as she heads to summit on Thursday
Q&A: What will happen if the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates?