Latest labour market stats are encouraging, but we should remain cautious
We should be cautious and wait a couple of months before we conclude the labour market is definitely on the mend, writes Richard Exell.
Yearly Archives: 2012
On Europe, Lib Dem voters are closer to the Tories than Nick Clegg
On Europe, Nick Clegg is less in tune with his own voters than the Tories, a new YouGov poll reveals.
Desperate Sarkozy cranks up the anti-immigration rhetoric
Cllr Sanchia Alasia reports on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s anti-Schengen, pro-protectionism speech last week, as the French election campaign hots up.
New report warns legal aid cuts will pile pressure on MPs’ surgeries
Will Horwitz reports that MPs’ surgeries will see a dramatic surge in people seeking legal help after the legal aid cuts are introduced in April 2013.
Ken vows to “ease the squeeze”, saying Boris has “betrayed” Londoners
Ken Livingstone today vowed to “ease the squeeze” on Londoners, pledging to addressing the biggest the rising cost of living which is squeezing millions.
Why are so many children being held for so long in segregation?
Andrew Neilson, director of campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform, reports on the worrying figures on the number of children held in segregation.
Pre-budget memo to Mr Osborne: Tax cuts for the many, not the few will boost growth
Ahead of the budget, Laura Bradley, a researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) argues tax cuts for the many, not the few will boost growth.
The cost of Boris’s failure to deliver on his climate change promises
The Green Party’s Darren Johnson AM explains the cost of London Mayor Boris Johnson’s failure to deliver on his climate change promises.
Report rebuts “disproportionate, inconsistent and disingenuous” attacks on FTT
A new report by Professor Avinash Persaud takes apart the “disproportionate, inconsistent and disingenuous arguments” against a Financial Transaction Tax.
We need more community and co-operative ownership of energy
Gareth Thomas MP, chair of the Co-Operative Party, explains why MPs should support his ‘energy generation (planning and right to invest)’ bill.