THE £200 billion effort by the Bank of England to kick-start the economy foundered in July as growth in the money supply ground to a halt, official figures showed yesterday.

I was pleased to see the news this morning that Bjorn Lomborg’s views on climate change have shifted, particularly as his scepticism has often been rather thoughtful. In particularly, he opened up an important debating by pointing out that money spent on stopping global warming needs to be judged against not only global warming’s likelihood

From the Council which gave you £25k totem poles sited opposite a cash-strapped hospital, comes the latest wheeze in how to spray taxpayers' money around on 'art'. The wooden menagerie pictured opposite has been concreted into the pavement on Sutton High Street where there was previously an open space. The metal globe sculpture has been relocated so that people avoiding the wo...

So, the Koch brothers fund various people because as rich men they spend their money trying to make the world a better place as they see it. It might not be a better world as you see it, that’s for sure, but they are spending their money as they think it will. The money comes from

Six more Westminster City Council staff have been given the sack following the Council's decision to save money by moving its post room from City Hall in Victoria Street to the Council House in Marylebone Road. The six staff are: a Manager, a Post Driver, 3 Post staff; and a Porter. These latest cuts are the result of the Council's financial bungling which led to a £20 million hole...

Alex Salmond has said he plans to make Scottish independence the keystone of his re-election campaign after admitting there is no more money left for the giveaways that marked his first term in office.

Interesting figures from the Met Police: Tamil Ceasefire protests – estimated total policing cost of £12.8m G20 Summit – estimated total policing cost of £7.4m Notting Hill Carnival – estimated total policing cost of £6.6m Summer Climate Camp – estimated total policing cost of £2.3m Some of those seem pretty good value for money such

New jump jets for the next generation of Royal Navy aircraft carriers will be cancelled to save money.

AN EDUCATION union clashed with the Tories yesterday over claims money is being "splashed out" to cover teachers' time off for official duties.

THE controversial programme of quantitative easing may have to be restarted to ensure that the economic recovery is sustained, according to an influential business group and a