6:36pm

UK manufacturing falls sharply

February PMI data show biggest contraction since October

From WORLD 7:59pm

Call for more primary school places

UK needs more than 100,000 places to cope with high birth rate and immigration

From WORLD 7:47pm

Tory right wing puts Cameron on probation

Tories in third place with 25% of the vote in Eastleigh by-election

From LIFE & ARTS 7:34pm

Skegness braced for beach sports arena

East Lincolnshire town seen as possible venue for national beach sports arena

Martin Wolf from COMMENT 6:35pm

The case of Brussels and banker bonuses

Europe has found a way to attack the UK that is sure to be favoured by much of the British public

From COMPANIES 6:00pm

Crossrail private finance plan scrapped

A £1bn scheme to buy new trains for the Crossrail project has been dropped

FT Data from COMPANIES Mar 1, 2013

Perfect day to knock off early?

Financial workers most likely to be working unpaid overtime

From WORLD Feb 28, 2013

Osborne fights to limit bonus cap fallout

UK seeks concessions and to ‘save face’ over EU bank deal

From WORLD Feb 28, 2013

EU agrees to cap bankers’ bonuses

Payouts to be limited to twice their salary

Feb 27, 2013

ONS in minority on body in Treasury data dispute

Committee dominated by government officials

Feb 27, 2013

Economy fails to ‘rebalance’

Exports and business investment fell in final quarter of 2012

Chris Giles Chris Giles from COMMENT Feb 27, 2013

UK’s official statistics cannot be trusted

That the ONS has not fought to defend measures of the public finances shows it to be supine

Feb 27, 2013

Bean defends BoE’s inflation policy

Deputy governor sets up potential conflict with Carney

Feb 27, 2013

Cameron defends economic record

Data confirm UK economy shrank in final months of 2012

From MARKETS Feb 26, 2013

UK borrowing costs fall despite rating cuts

Long-term rate at lowest level this year

Feb 26, 2013

Few support BoE option of negative rates

Tucker discusses policy idea with MPs

Feb 26, 2013

Tucker hints at radical growth moves

MPs told banks could be charged for BoE deposits

Feb 26, 2013

Osborne chides cabinet over enterprise zones

Ministers shift blame for turgid UK growth

From WORLD Feb 26, 2013

King defends looser monetary policy

BoE governor dismisses devaluation concerns

From WORLD Feb 25, 2013

Osborne’s critics seize on downgrade

Chancellor comes under fire from Labour and his own party

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