Our outgoing economics editor on what she will regret not having to deal with in the world of politics

It’s a sign of how Doha failed that leftwing protestors no longer target it as a symbol of capitalism. But some good things will fade with it

The chancellor’s measures will not help calm our mad property market. We need a radical change of policy

Any five-year-old sees that it’s not fair for poor families to keep falling further behind the rest of us. But the Tories have decided not to measure that

The narrative of economic recovery seems to promise a seasonal retail bonanza. But, as the Bank of England recognises, things are not as festive as they appear

Tax credit cuts, the latest extension of Osborne’s policy, have for the first time provoked outspoken criticism of the chancellor from the right as well as the left

The Chinese slowdown shows that the global financial system is still failing. New rules would mean a brighter, more stable future, not just for emerging markets but for the whole world

The chancellor’s charm offensive has impressed Beijing. But the powerhouse of the east is now exporting economic problems all over the world

The chancellor’s higher minimum wage will benefit the low-paid. But the Tories’ trade union bill simultaneously strips them of their bargaining power at work

The publication last week of the debt deal signed by Alexis Tsipras has laid bare an alarming programme of social revolution and pervasive oversight

The chancellor seems increasingly willing to resort to ‘fiddling the figures’ – something for which he castigated Gordon Brown

With UK households among the most indebted in any major economy, even a modest increase in interest rates would have a huge impact

The G8 has fractured, but a global meeting of ministers in Addis Ababa this month must show willingness to ensure overseas aid is done better

New work from the OECD concludes that Britain’s inequality, poor productivity and lack of investment can all be laid at the door of a bloated financial sector

Economists are starting to line up to warn of the danger behind the chancellor’s £25bn onslaught on public services

Argentina defaulted in 2001, and is still not free of its creditors. There needs to be a clear resolution to the blight of vulture funds and neverending austerity

The chancellor promised many things in the 2010 ‘emergency’ budget. How close has he come to delivering?

‘Deprivation poverty’ – not being able afford to buy things most would regard as essential - is on the rise: and more than half of those affected have jobs

Heather Stewart: The theoretical, rational model of Economic Man has a major shortcoming – he’s not, and never could be, a woman

Heather Stewart: The obnoxious divisiveness of a housebuilder’s promo for its London penthouses perfectly encapsulates the UK’s housing crisis