Coalition cuts lead to slower growth
GDP growth has been downgraded by the Bank of England partly due to the Coalition’s cuts. But growth in 2009-10 was at the top range of estimates set out last year.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Who are the most influential left wingers of 2010?
We are compiling a list of the top 50 most influential left wing thinkers of 2010 – politicians, journalists, bloggers, think tankers, academics, campaigners – and we need your input; please email me – [email protected] – with your suggestions.
Daily Mail: “Global warming is real and deeply worrying”
The Daily Mail has become the latest previously ‘climate sceptic’ newspaper to shift its editorial line to acknowledge that climate change is “real and deeply worrying”. Today the paper’s science editor, Michael Hanlon, who could previously be seen as thetest
Raab to face the wrath of Dale?
Tory blogger Iain Dale was spitting blood yesterday over the tactics of lobby groups like 38 Degrees in the wake of Raab-gate, yet today it has emerged that Tory MPs – including Raab – have been engaged in precisely the same practice he and Dale both abhor: cloning the same email in replies to constituents.
Tories at odds over university funding
Three months into government the coalition still appears no closer to a settled view on university funding – with the main academic and student bodies are also divided over the issue.
Early signs suggest Osborne’s gamble is not paying off
George Osborne’s ‘emergency budget’ was a huge gamble. The latest trade figures as well as consumer confidence and housing data show it’s unlikely to pay off.
How will the world respond to the latest climate tragedy?
Yesterday The Observer reported that it had received an email confirming that only eight of Labour’s 100 commitments are to be saved. They come as part of the Tories’ drive for ‘value for money’ for UK aid, something we attest
Confusion over coalition planning policy and Lib Dem attitude to new nuclear
In an interview about new nuclear power stations on the Today programme this morning, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said the coalition was fully behind the construction of new nuclear plants by 2018 and said “my views on nuclear power havetest
Will the Labour market take a turn for the worse this week?
This week we should find out whether the labour market has taken the turn for the worse that many economists have been expecting for some time.
Tory MP tells constituents: “Don’t email me… it’s becoming a real nuisance”
Tory MP for Esher and Walton Dominic Raab is threatening legal action against campaign group 38 Degrees for having the temerity to publish his publically available email address – [email protected] – on their ‘contact your MP’ system.