Articles...
Jan 2 2009
It is 27 years since Coventry ska band The Specials released Ghost Town – a doom-laden account of a recession-hit Midland city, boarded-up shops, dole queues and a sinister atmosphere of brooding violence in the streets and few night clubs remaining open....
Jan 2 2009
The UK economy could shrink by as much as three per cent this year as the growing recession takes a heavy toll on jobs, manufacturing, exports, the housing market and consumer spending....
Dec 23 2008
The UK economy shrank more sharply than first thought between July and September, official figures showed today....
Dec 17 2008
Inflation is on course to plunge below one per cent next year as the UK economy slides into recession, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King signalled....
Dec 16 2008
Economist Dr Terry Lacey asks what the finance crisis means for the Muslim world....
Dec 14 2008
Should short-sellers have their hearts torn out and eaten before their eyes while they’re still alive?...
Dec 12 2008
This seems to be an odd time to reform the benefits system....
Dec 9 2008
There is an unfortunate irony about the collapse into administration of West Midlands-based car components supplier Wagon Automotive’s UK operations....
Nov 17 2008
With recession starting to bite Andy Michael MD of expanding IT business Quiss Technology has been there before and draws on experience to offer hope....
Nov 17 2008
The number of unemployed adults claiming the Jobseekers Allowance in the West Midlands jumped by 15 per cent last year; economists are predicting that the region will lose some 180,000 jobs over the next two years....
