The ECB’s action has brought a liquidity crisis to an end, but it is unlikely to spur lending in the real economy, writes Edward Chancellor, who thinks concerns about the solvency of Europe’s periphery will remain

Don't blame Hester or Goodwin. The complacency of our part-time Chancellor is at the heart of the banking crisis, says Peter Oborne.

George Osborne spent more than £30,000 of taxpayers' money overhauling Number 11 Downing Street in the year following the election, official documents revealed on Friday night.

A former chief economist at the Cabinet Office has accused the Chancellor of causing lasting social and economic damage to the UK because of a refusal to ease austerity in the short-term.

Angela Merkel, German chancellor, is on a visit to Beijing to reassure China that its continued investment in euro assets is safe

The Labour MP and former Chancellor believes due process has not been followed in stripping former RBS CEO Fred Goodwin of his knighthood, saying it is a sign of bad government.

The argument for the chancellor to cut taxes to boost the economy is stronger than it was a year ago, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron received a warm greeting from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a handshake from French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the opening of the EU summit in Brussels.

There’s no prize at stake – just the opportunity to prove you’re wittier than any other LDV reader… (Image from The Guardian.) Here’s Labour top two Eds — the party leader and shadow chancellor — pictured in their salad days, Spadding for the Blair/Brown government. What do you think might be being said or thought

Reforms range from plans to put the chancellor in charge in a future economic crisis to a new crackdown on payday loan companies