UK economy

Andy Burnham has made housing his flagship pledge. But the crisis isn’t a shortage of homes – it’s who owns them. Reversing decades of financialised property risks the very crash it was built to prevent, says Brian Green.

The new PM says tackling the cost-of-living crisis is his priority, but his first moves – a token VAT cut and a £100m tax break for pub owners – tell a different story. The Left Lane sets out where he could start, from ending Trump’s Iran war to reining in rents and rewarding work, says Alan Story.

A new index showing staggering regional inequality launches in Newcastle today and it reveals a UK that is woefully underprepared for the emerging challenges of the near future.