Emma Haslett
New Statesman
United Kingdom
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Shell’s profits show where the real money is made in our energy market
The company has announced bumper profits for 2022 – but is looking for ways to get out of its loss-making energy supply arm. → Read More
How Help to Buy broke the housing market
Help to Buy is closing after a decade. Housebuilders want it extended – but critics say all it did was push up prices and profits. → Read More
What if inflation falls in the wrong way?
Bond markets have suggested US inflation could fall by the most since 2008 next year – which could be catastrophic for the UK. → Read More
It won’t be easy for the government to regain the IMF’s support
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng thought they could make changes without consulting anyone. → Read More
Could a house price crash tame the UK’s depraved rental market?
What renters really need is more housing supply and more stability. → Read More
What the UK’s financial crisis means for your pension
Pension funds have been affected by the turmoil in gilt markets, but individual savers shouldn’t be too worried. → Read More
What does the UK's financial crisis mean for your pension?
Pension funds have been affected by the turmoil in gilt markets, but individual savers shouldn’t be too worried. → Read More
“I’m not cutting down on cups of tea”: the Brits refusing to pay their energy bills
The Don’t Pay UK protest movement is gathering momentum ahead of an 80 per cent rise in gas and electric prices in October. → Read More
How can we stop energy companies benefitting from the cost-of-living crisis?
BP, Centrica and Shell have announced more record profits and share buy-backs as energy bills become unaffordable. → Read More
Can interest rate rises reduce the UK’s “astronomical” inflation?
Inflation has climbed to its highest in 40 years, despite six consecutive rate rises by the Bank of England. When will prices stop rising? → Read More
What does stagflation actually mean?
Inflation has hit double figures for the first time in 40 years, while the economy is shrinking. → Read More
Don’t Pay UK: What happens if I refuse to pay my energy bills?
A new campaign aims to persuade one million people to stop paying their bills if energy prices aren’t cut. → Read More
What does stagflation actually mean?
Inflation has risen to 9 per cent, while the economy is shrinking. → Read More
Obesity pill: Meet the woman trying to find a treatment
Zandy Forbes’s genetics company may have a new treatment for a condition that costs the NHS billions. → Read More
At what temperature can you refuse to go to work?
With temperatures exceeding 37°C, these are your rights at work. → Read More
Why Britain’s summer of strikes is about to get worse
Anger and frustration with the government are combining with inflation to create a new flashpoint for industrial action. → Read More
Why Britain’s summer of strikes is about to get worse
Anger and frustration with the government are combining with inflation to create a new flashpoint for industrial action. → Read More
Rishi Sunak leaves a legacy of economic confusion
The pandemic prompted a chancellor who believes in a small state to spend like never before. → Read More
Former Asos CEO Nick Beighton on what's next for fashion
The former Asos CEO explains what the future holds for fast fashion. → Read More
Why the UK is in a race to outrun persistent inflation
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) warned that high inflation has “returned” as a global force, with three quarters of economies currently experiencing inflation above five per cent. → Read More