August 2011
Tories face fierce ‘Bombardier backlash’ in key marginals
Conservatives face a dramatic drubbing in Midlands marginals at the next election due to the handling of the Thameslink rolling stock contract which Derby manufacturers Bombadier was competing for.
Nomination for most influential left-wing thinker of the year: Ed Balls
Balls’ unwillingness to compromise over economically unsound policies that makes him a prime candidate for the most influential left-wing thinker of the year.
The railways: Yet another broken market in the UK
The price of train travel is being pushed up by government trying to wean the industry off subsidies - an outdared policy from the boom times.
Vote for Left Foot Forward in the Total Politics 2011 Blog Awards
Vote for Left Foot Forward in the Total Politics 2011 Blog Awards
Beyond London and the East, the UK is suffering an ‘Osborne jobs deficit’
Most of the rest of the North and Midlands suffer higher than average unemployment rates, adding to a picture of a seriously unbalanced economy.
The West’s lost decade has begun
Today, US 10-year government bond yields traded below a critical 2% yield level, a record low - the west has entered a period of stagnation.