The Coalition's Budget package of spending cuts and tax rises has increased the risk the economy will slip into a double-dip recession, a Conservative-controlled Commons committee has said.

If a recession will "Increase [ ] public hostility to migrants" and "there is evidence that grievances based on experiencing racism are one of the factors that can lead to people becoming terrorists", will the Home Office seek to reduce the number of immigrants or increase funding of "community cohesion" programmes!?!

About the only thing to emerge during Ed Miliband’s time as Labour Leader so far, which could be called a policy, is the belief that the cuts the coalition are implementing are being delivered “too fast and too deep.” Essentially Labour are saying they would cut by less and later. The purpose of this article

The financial crisis and subsequent rise in unemployment could lead to an increase in suicides, the Samaritans have warned.

Cost of guarding the sports venues is expected to increase by £275m, with the number of military personnel also likely to increase

The recession could lead to an increase in support for rightwing political groups the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has warned.

Demand for Council Houses is on the increase according to a survey conducted by the Local Governmemt Association. More than eight out of ten councils are experiencing or anticipate an increase in demand for social housing because of the recession leasding to rises in repossessions, falls in mortgage lending and house prices that remain out of reach for many people on an average salary. Proposals t...

The onset of the recession saw the number of thefts in Scotland increase for the first time in a decade official figures have shown.

Did you see that the group representing small and medium businesses in Ireland has said that trade union calls for an increase to the minimum wage is out of touch with economic reality? ISME says the Irish Congress of Trade Unions demand for a €1 increase in the national minimum wage will lead to thousands of job losses.  Chief Executive Mark Fielding said it is ridiculous at a time ...

John Redwood, the former Cabinet minister, has become the latest senior Conservative to criticise the coalition Government's plans to increase capital gains tax.