Jobs

As we look forward to this week’s pre-Budget Report our economy faces some
serious challenges, writes Shadow Cancellor George Osborne.

Vauxhall’s 5,000 UK workers received a pre-Christmas boost in the form of job
safeguards from General Motors’ European head Nick Reilly.

Mitchells & Butlers’ largest shareholder, Piedmont, is to demand the
reinstatement of directors Richard McGuire and Douglas McMahon, sacked by
the pubs group last week.

Britain faces decades of rising public sector debt, increasing taxes and,
potentially, falling living standards unless it tackles the growing costs of
its pensions and health bill, the Treasury will warn this week.

Formula One circuit’s owners in eleventh-hour talks to ensure Britain does not
lose its Grand Prix.