December 2011
Government needs to find a way to tackle high-cost lending
Johann Lamont writes about the necessity of fighting the legal loan sharks who prey on the vulnerable poor.
“In the black Labour” nails its colours to the OBR – the OBR that keeps on getting it wrong
The Into the Black Labour crowd have nailed their colours to the OBR just as it - and George Osborne - lose credibility. What gives?
Life in the Lords logjam may be death for the health bill
Alex Hern gives a latest update on where the NHS bill stands in the House of Lords, and writes about the extent of the logjam in the upper house.
Liquidity is no substitute for solvency – so why are we pushing for the former?
Ben Fox writes about the latest crisis of the Eurozone, which is looking increasingly like a second credit crunch, but argues that solvency must still be the aim
David Miliband: Attacking Iran would increase the risk of nuclear war
Alex Hern reports David Miliband’s remarks in the Financial Times, in which the former foreign secretary argues against an invasion of Iran.
Tories are balancing the books on the backs of the world’s poorest
David Taylor writes about the cut to international development that was included in the autumn statement