Newham, Stoke, ‘social cleansing’ and economic growth
Kevin Gulliver reports on the housing crisis in the UK, and its role in yesterday’s negative growth figures, dragged down by the construction contraction.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Vote 2012: London
If Ken Livingstone loses the mayoral election, the result will obscure likely gains in the London Assembly and the true scale of Labour support in the capital.
Osborne’s ideology-driven economics have failed: We’re all paying the price
The double dip recession is a result of George Osborne’s ideological agenda and rejection of stimulus economics, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
UK double-dips for first time in 37 years; Balls: Government’s economic credibility “in tatters”
The opposition, press and economists turned on the government today for the UK’s descent into a double-dip recession for the first time since the mid-seventies.
OBR get growth projection wrong (again)
The OBR has got its growth projection wrong again. Last month they predicted growth this quarter of 0.3 per cent. Today’s figures show they are out by 0.5 percentage points.
Leveson: Salmond and the Lib Dems implicated in Murdoch emails
SNP leader Alex Salmond and the Liberal Democrats have been implemented in the Frederic Michel/James Murdoch Leveson Inquiry emails.
Guess which front page fails to lead on Leveson?
Would you believe it? The Sun is the only UK national newspaper not to lead on James Murdoch, Jeremy Hunt and the Leveson Inquiry today.
Osborne’s expansionary fiscal contraction has failed
Following last month’s budget, the government’s reputation for economic competence has taken has taken another hit, writes IPPR Chief Economist Tony Dolphin.
How can progressives conquer the new centre-ground?
The battle for the centre-ground will decide the next election; Left Foot Forward previews the 2012 Progress Annual Conference.
A Mayor for Newcastle is a chance “to sit at the same table as the Scots and the Cockneys”
Amanda Ramsay reports on the debate on an elected Mayor for Newcastle, ahead of the referendum on May 3rd.