Why what we consider to be economic activity matters
Boosting productivity requires the next government to think about the long term
Britain enjoys strong services exports and a solid education system but low productivity growth and stagnant living standards
To govern is to choose. We have been prepared to be unpopular when it was the right thing for the UK economy
EU’s largest economy joins UK and Netherlands in trying to tackle a prime cause of region’s economic malaise
The chancellor’s fiscal straitjacket meant there were few measures in the Budget likely to help an investment-starved economy
Fiscal watchdog’s forecasts at odds with Hunt’s assertion that his plans would secure ‘not just higher GDP but higher GDP per head’
The old budgetary theatre will not help improve the dire performance of the UK economy
The UK’s low-productivity, low-security and low-wage doom loop isn’t inevitable
Solving Britains’ productivity and growth puzzle depends on collective action on employment and skills
Shifts in policy and a misguided obsession with North Sea oil and gas have undermined confidence
Research shows rebalancing initiatives by successive Tory governments have made little difference
The logic is stronger than the evidence base
The country has for too long settled for managing stagnation
Ten per cent of businesses responsible for 63% of annual increase in labour productivity, ONS data shows
Without a solution, it will be impossible to solve the country’s other social and political problems
Keir Starmer says the party ‘always invests in public services’ but declines to rule out real-terms reductions in spending
Radical shift in policy is needed to close gap with peer countries, says research by two think-tanks
This would help in tackling the country’s chronic under-investment and policy churn
The chancellor would benefit from a system with fewer fiscal events, and more focus on policy
While Labour should be grateful that Jeremy Hunt has done some of the heavy lifting, this is a broader issue for UK society
OBR says the economy faced serious economic headwinds even after chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Efficiency rises just 1.7% over 16 years, a trend described as ‘alarming’ by experts
Calls for permanent capital allowances come ahead of government’s Autumn Statement
Lessons from our most (and least) productive peers
