UK Economy

Co-Op To Create 3,000 Jobs

PA | Posted 05.24.2012

The Co-operative Group is to create 3,000 new jobs in the legal sector through a continued expansion in the range of services it offers. The group ...

British Growth Figures Narrowly Beat Expectations

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 01.01.2012

The UK's growth figures have shown a surprise rise in the third quarter of 2011, with the country's gross domestic product (GDP) rising 0.5%, defying ...

Sales Of £1 Million Houses Reach Highest Level Since 2007

PA | Posted 12.21.2011

Sales of homes worth at least £1 million have reached their highest level since the peak of the housing market in 2007, Lloyds TSB has said. Brit...

Big-Spending Americans Boosting British Tourism

PA | Posted 10.14.2011

Big-spending Americans helped boost UK tourism this summer. A rise in the number of visits by North American residents to the UK in A...

Opportunities for Youth Will Rejuvenate Society and Boost the Economy

Dag Detter | Posted 12.04.2011

Dag Detter

How do we make pathway for young to be part of and help create this brave new world? A world where merit and not age, color of your skin or connections give you the opportunity to work?

Tesco Price Cuts Set To Trigger Competitive Reductions

PA | Posted 11.22.2011

The UK's biggest supermarket, Tesco, has thrown down the gauntlet to its rivals after unveiling a £500 million price-cutting campaign. ...

Public Unrest, Social Institutions and Trust

Iyiola Solanke | Posted 10.15.2011

Iyiola Solanke

The outbreaks of violence, looting and arson in England's towns and cities might become slightly less perplexing if set within the context of the immoral behavior and wrong-doing that seems common in public life.

The Banks Need a Murdoch Moment

Felix Riley | Posted 09.16.2011

Felix Riley

The politicians have shown us what is possible when they harness public outrage, have shown us how an over-reaching bully like Murdoch can be beaten into a retreat. We need the same with the banks and we need it more urgently than any problems deriving from News International.

Kiss the Royal Navy Goodbye: UK Economic Crisis Sinks the Fleet

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2011

Sheldon Filger

Ever since the defeat of the of the Spanish Armada in 1588 by Francis Drake, it has been the Royal Navy that has been the most reliable deterrent to aggression in the defense of Britain.

UK Economy Sinks Amid Worst British Financial Crisis Since Great Depression

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2011

Sheldon Filger

The UK economy has been transformed, in effect, into a candle burning at both ends. Tony Blair may have been called George W. Bush's lap dog, but Gordon Brown is proving to be his economic disciple.

Bank Of England Slashes Interest Rates To Record Low 1%

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

The Bank of England sent interest rates tumbling further to a new historic low of 1% today. Rate-setters cut borrowing costs from 1.5% - the lowest...