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Slower growth, whatever the cause, is bad news for George Osborne. It puts in question his boast that Britain is the fastest-growing large economy. It isn't anymore

Before taking up a more creative role, I spent time working in care homes, and in the hospitality and retail sectors. In these roles, I watched once-strong people lose their dignity on a daily basis

With existing political elites seen as captured by businesses, banks and the wealthy, electorates are turning to political extremes in search of representation and solutions. The resulting policy uncertainty and inconsistency further suppresses recovery

Mr Khan has made it very plain that he wants Labour to appeal to a wider constituency than it currently enjoys. Translation: "Look at what I managed to do in London and have a think about it, Corbynistas. I may make myself available if the need arises"

The right-wing media have made a caricature of the Labour leader, and now he has little hope of winning the rest of the country over. A pulverising defeat for a Corbyn manifesto, however much you and I may agree with it, will not help the disabled

It was a nurse who held my hand in my father's final moments and a midwife who helped my wife to breastfeed our daughter after she had been in hospital for a week and was exhausted

Mathematical economics are best avoided if you, and the wider world, would prefer a quiet life

The psychology of betting tells us something interesting about what happens when we win and lose - and why we choose to bet in the first place