Britain has given up saving – and it’s a crisis we can no longer afford to ignore
The occupants of Downing Street have waited far too long to confront this vicious circle of decline
	The occupants of Downing Street have waited far too long to confront this vicious circle of decline
	
	
	
	
	A creeping addiction to inflation-linked debt has left the economy on the edge of crisis
	The Conservative party is trailing in the polls – Autumn Statement provides a rare opportunity
	Improving economic outlook and falling inflation hands the Chancellor major boost
	The Chancellor has been handed a major boost days before his Autumn Statement
	The main prop of global economic recovery is wobbling
	Falling cost of energy bills helps price rises ease to 4.6pc in boost for Prime Minister
	Optimism may be short-lived as the scale of interest rates hikes is yet to fully hit
	Major lenders cut fixed-rate deals ahead of critical announcement
	
	
	Rishi Sunak's policies will cause living standards to stagnate, report warns
	Households facing costs of climate change policies such as carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes
	The reforms aimed at encouraging more people into work may be announced in the Autumn Statement
	Young people rack up student debt as better-paid jobs remain concentrated in London
	Glimmers of an improving economy could be too little, too late for the Prime Minister
	Adopting tax floor will leave Britain drowning in red tape and extra costs, PM warned
	If the fiscal headroom now exists, Hunt must put full expensing at the top of the agenda
	Britain’s GDP flatlined in the three months to September