There is a lot of economic gloom about at the moment.
Here, Merryn Somerset Webb, editor of Money Week, puts forward a very good case in defence of being gloomy.
Anyone care to put a counter argument?

All the latest updates on building safety reform
There is a lot of economic gloom about at the moment.
Here, Merryn Somerset Webb, editor of Money Week, puts forward a very good case in defence of being gloomy.
Anyone care to put a counter argument?
2026-09-14T06:00:00Z By Huseyin Huseyin
The idea that developers routinely profit from withholding consented land is wrong and diverts political energy from the structural reforms needed to boost delivery, writes Huseyin Huseyin
2026-09-10T06:00:00Z By Simon Rawlinson
The UK economy has been remarkably resilient this year, but the barriers to growth are getting bigger. That is bad news for investment, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
2026-09-09T06:00:00Z By Paul Smith
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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