Britain Ascendant: Studies in British and Franco-British Economic History: Comparative Studies in Franco-British Economic History
France24 (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Britain's recession-mired economy will shrink by a bigger-than-expected 4.75 percent this year, the government forecast on Wednesday in a keenly-awaited budget announcement. Finance minister Alistair Darling's revision, announced to parliament, compared with his previous estimate that the economy would contract by 3.5 percent in 2009.
DealBreaker (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
When I landed at Heathrow this morning, I had no idea that I was stepping into a country hurtling towards irrelevance. But if you're looking for the economic future, it apparently isn't here. According to a new report, the British economy will be hardly worth talking about in a few years. Four years ago, Britannia had the fourth-largest economy in the world. But the Chinese, French...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | yesterday
A survey has discovered that one in four British men has taken a sick day just so they can play videogames. A survey by www.myvouchercodes.co.uk of just under 2,000 British workers suggested that just 46 per cent of all sick days are genuine, with men particularly prone to taking the odd sickie. Three quarters of those men surveyed admitted to taking time off without any real justification,...
Europe Insight (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The British general election may still be up to six months away, but campaigning already is heating up. The latest idea to make the rounds: a windfall tax on bankers' bonuses . That's what Alastair Darling, Britain's finance minister, is expected to announce on Dec. 9 when he makes his annual pre-budget announcement . And it mirrors steps in the U.S. where policymakers are mulling a similar...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The British economy is banking on a World Cup bounce, when beer sales rocket, shoppers hit the high street and fans reach for takeaway menus.
e-conomist (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
There have been several calls recently for the focus of public policy and private enterprise to be put on high-value manufacturing and knowledge-based services. With the collapse of Rover and the recent announcement of layoffs at Marconi, the theory goes...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The Falkland Islands could help boost Britain's economy thanks to plentiful oil reserves, according to reports.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
This will be the worst peace-time year for the economy since 1921, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. Even in 1931, at the height of the Great Depression, the British economy shrank by less than the 4.75 per cent Alistair Darling says the UK will have lost by New Year's Day 2010.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Alistair Darling increasingly resembles the little pig who built his house out of straw Alistair Darling stood amid the smoking ruins of the British economy today . He sounded untroubled. He always does. If he is ever shot for economicide, he will choose a nourishing cheese sandwich for his last meal, carefully comb his eyebrows, and predict "a brief period of turbulence ahead"....
The Agonist (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Here's an idea for Obama and Congress to try: The chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, announced a one-time tax on bank bonuses Wednesday, part of the government’s effort to shore up the still-weak British economy. The tax will be levied on 2009 bonuses of more than £25,000, or $40,800. It will be imposed on the pool of bonuses paid by a bank, rather than individual...
If Sam Tarran Was In Charge (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
(The horrible thing about coursework is that, although you hate doing it, you do become engrossed in it. Therefore, I'm still catching up on the news and what the blogs have been saying over the last few days. So bear with me.) Understandably, we tend to talk more about the potentially disastrous effects for the British economy of the economic agenda of the global warming brigade. In...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Britain’s goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widened unexpectedly in October to its biggest gap since January, dealing a fresh blow to Alistair Darling who will today attempt to convince voters he can return the British economy to health in the Pre-Budget Report.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Company directors have published a recovery plan for the British economy as business groups and unions made a last minute plea to the Chancellor to take action in the pre-budget report to stimulate growth.
icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
Company directors have published a recovery plan for the British economy as business groups and unions made a last minute plea to the Chancellor to take action in the pre-budget report to stimulate growth.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Company directors have published a recovery plan for the British economy as business groups and unions made a last minute plea to the Chancellor to take action in the pre-budget report to stimulate growth.
