Is this play-safe budget a sign that the prime minister is planning an early election?
Larry Elliott
The global economy is muddling through against the odds. But a storm is coming
Larry Elliott
John Maynard Keynes: the cultured economist who governments turn to in a crisis
Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes
Larry Elliott
September 2026
All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now
Larry Elliott
China’s demise was gleefully predicted by the west – meanwhile, it built an AI revolution
Larry Elliott
August 2026
Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It’s wrong
Larry Elliott
The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
July 2026
The Treasury will check Andy Burnham’s ambitions – unless old orthodoxies are challenged
Larry Elliott
Here’s how Andy Burnham can finance a reindustrialised Britain – without doing a Liz Truss
Larry Elliott
June 2026
‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham
In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration
I stand by what I said 10 years ago. We were right to leave the European Union
Larry Elliott
The Brexit vote showed that class still matters in British politics – and the changes needed are ones the EU would never have allowed, writes Larry Elliott
Young people in Britain are suffering a joblessness epidemic – and, so far, Labour is just making it worse
Larry Elliott
Youth unemployment is harming the mental health of a generation. A sluggish economy will only make things harder, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
May 2026
Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him
Larry Elliott
Labour is being destroyed by dithering: it should either do Brexit properly or rejoin the EU
Larry Elliott
April 2026
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow
Larry Elliott
Lord Skidelsky obituary
AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse
Larry Elliott
Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us
Larry Elliott
March 2026
Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire
Larry Elliott
US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
February 2026
If Keir Starmer is ousted, Labour could still win the next election. Here’s how that would work
Larry Elliott
Once a PM is seen as hapless, there is no way back. But Labour has good plans – and with the political landscape fragmented, it could yet prevail, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
