August 2011
Corporation tax – devolution too far?
The FT has once again ignited the debate over whether Northern Ireland, and also Scotland, should be given the powers needed to lower corporation tax.
Coalition must match rhetoric with action on transparency
This is not a time for bowing to corporate lobbying - it is a time for strong leadership to match strong rhetoric, writes Rushanara Ali MP.
How likely is 10% unemployment?
It will take just 660,000 further job losses to bring the UK to 10% unemployment; we are much closer to the ‘1 in 10’ unemployment disaster than you might think.
Flat taxes do not deliver growth
Guido Fawkes claims flat taxes lead to growth. They do not as data from the IMF shows. Flat tax countries are growing at a slower rate than the rest of the world.
What does Coulson have on Cameron and Murdoch?
Phone hacking: The big question now is what does Andy Coulson know that neither David Cameron nor James Murdoch wants coming out? By Left Foot Forward's Tom Rouse.
Coalition pins hopes on inefficient, short-term and costly enterprise zones
Enterprise zones may - yet again - prove an expensive, short-term and inefficient system of business support, writes Left Foot Forward's Kevin Meagher.