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Matthew Bishop
Ocado shareholders to oust founder who planned ‘Tesla of grocery’
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Ben Zaranko
Mopping up the Thames Water mess will be an early test for Burnham
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Matthew Bishop
Volkswagen workers fear bite of ‘Wolf of Wolfsburg’
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Catherine Neilan
Burnham planning ‘serious structural changes’ to UK economy to spur growth in regions
Sun 28 Jun 2026
The Observer view
The Observer view: Burnham’s No 11
Sun 28 Jun 2026
John Springford
We can all agree Brexit hurt the economy – it’s the cost of rejoining the EU we disagree on
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Emma Haslett
UK’s embattled housebuilders hope for peace dividend
Mon 22 Jun 2026
William Keegan
Makerfield has dealt a welcome blow to arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s dangerous ambitions
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Miliband as chancellor would be ‘noose around neck’ of job creation, says biggest union
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Will Hutton
Andy Burnham’s credo of business-friendly socialism is winning backers
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Arielle Domb
Eternal boyhood: why a generation of young men is moving back home
Sat 20 Jun 2026
Ben Zaranko
Financial markets wait to see how the dust will settle after Burnham’s victory in Makerfield
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Ceri Thomas
The constituency that roared: Makerfield has its say on Britain’s future
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Matthew Bishop
Santander’s boss wants to scrap the bank levy but it just needs a tweak
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Tim Leunig
If stamp duty stops a teacher taking up a better job, that’s bad news for all of us
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Patricia Clarke
AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem
Sun 14 Jun 2026
The Observer Leader
A manifesto for children
Sun 14 Jun 2026
David Williams
How to beat ‘crapflation’ in the wine industry
Sat 13 Jun 2026
Matthew Bishop
Nissan deal gives beleaguered British carmaking another bite of the Chery
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Barney Macintyre
Revolut turns sights on newly rich private clients
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Will Hutton
The ghosts of our failed industries stalk the ports of Europe in the form of empty container ships
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Barney Macintyre
Investors perplexed by Nasdaq’s biggest drop since Trump’s tariffs
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Melanie Reid
Coin sets, footrests, rain gauges: all human frailty was apparent in Peter Murrell’s spending spree
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Steve Perry
Our reliance on US digital payment giants is not a contactless sport
Sun 31 May 2026
Barney Macintyre
BP board ousts Albert Manifold as chair, citing “serious concerns”
Sun 31 May 2026
Emma Haslett
Mike Ashley quietly climbs the rental property ladder with a bet on Grainger
Sun 31 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
Time for Labour to cut to the chase
Sun 31 May 2026
Why is the government pushing for price caps?
8 mins
Ben Zaranko
Is the UK’s productivity revival the result of a government strategy?
Sun 24 May 2026
Matthew Bishop
Wes Streeting’s wealth tax would not be easy to levy
Sun 24 May 2026
Barney Macintyre
Elon Musk files SpaceX IPO but the figures are fantasy
Sun 24 May 2026
Matthew Bishop
Earth to investors: would you buy a ticket to Elon Musk’s $2tn SpaceX lottery?
Sun 24 May 2026
Will Hutton
We’re seeing the dark political dimensions of Britain’s dramatic rise in inequality
Sun 24 May 2026
Sam Freedman
Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear
Sat 23 May 2026
Sharon Graham
Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die
Sun 17 May 2026
Emma Haslett
Cities could save billions by hiring local architects, report suggests
Sun 17 May 2026
Alex Diggins
Death among the grapevines: the suicide epidemic taking the lives of France’s winemakers
Sun 17 May 2026
Matthew Bishop
Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh finally confirmed as Fed chair
Sun 17 May 2026
Will Hutton
Andy Burnham’s ‘full fat’ social democracy must face the reality of the bond markets
Sun 17 May 2026
Barney Macintyre
British firms fear foreign buyers are being offered sweetheart deals
Sun 17 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
The battle for the future of Labour’s economic vision has begun
Sun 17 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
Andy Burnham’s byelection bid sends UK borrowing costs soaring to 15-year high
Sat 16 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Tough travel rules locking ex-offenders out of Britain also ‘lock out business’
Thu 14 May 2026
Ruth Curtice
Three myths about UK borrowing and growth
Mon 11 May 2026
James Harding
It’s time to rethink the future of the British economy
Mon 11 May 2026
John Manzoni
Switching to electricity is the way to power future Britain
Mon 11 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
Serenity, courage and wisdom: the government’s path to economic growth
Mon 11 May 2026
Praful Nargund
Brexit has been a disaster – but there is a path to a new deal with Europe
Mon 11 May 2026
Sir Richard Lambert
Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task
Mon 11 May 2026
Andy Haldane
The devolution revolution needs to be more than just a catchy slogan in order to unlock growth
Mon 11 May 2026
Ben Zaranko
After two decades of stagnation, it’s time to make Britain flourish again
Mon 11 May 2026
William Keegan
Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’
Sun 10 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Politics is trumping economics in the battle for growth
Sun 10 May 2026
Barney Macintyre
We’ve seen enough U-turns, it’s time to signal the UK is open for business
Sun 10 May 2026
Matthew Bishop
Britain will benefit if the ‘impact economy’ plan is back on track
Sun 10 May 2026
Barney Macintyre
‘It’s the equivalent of Gulf oil’: investors bet on UK science
Sun 10 May 2026
Will Hutton
Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution
Sun 10 May 2026
The Observer Leader
Why Britain must focus on economic revival
Sun 10 May 2026
Letters to the editor
A one-day debate could revive assisted dying bill
Sat 9 May 2026
