Jones calls for greater powers over energy policy to protect and create jobs
Ed Jacobs reports on Carwyn Jones’ calls for devolution of energy policy to the Welsh government
Yearly Archives: 2012
Ken v Gilligan: When a thousand pounds is also £150
Alex Hern looks at the accuracy of Andrew Gilligan’s attack on Ken Livingstone and finds the answer is somewhere in the middle.
Greece is a smokescreen to hide the mother of all bank bailouts
Nick Dearden argues that the very last group who will be helped by the “Greek” bailout are the Greeks.
Chris Grayling should respond to criticism of workfare, not smear the critics
Izzy Koksal debunks Chris Grayling’s defence of workfare – or rather, his attacks on the critics of workfare.
Tory support down as Cameron gets an “earful” from ‘yes men’ health summit
The political cost of the health and social care bill to the Conservatives grew today with a new poll revealing a four-point drop in support in the past month.
Reeves: “We must ensure we pass the test of fiscal credibility”
Rachel Reeves will echo Ed Balls and Ed Miliband’s recent calls for “fiscal credibility” being key to Labour “earning people’s trust back” in a speech tomorrow.
Liberal intervention shouldn’t be confined to the West
The Fabian Society’s James Hallwood argues for a worldwide responsibility for liberal intervention.
If Liz Truss wants to be more like Germany, she should boost workers’ rights
Alex Hern shows Liz Truss the piece of data she seems to be ignoring in her attempts to become more like Germany.
‘What Hague had to say was absolute crap’: A masterclass in economic communication
Alex Hern presents the amazing economic communicator that is Dr Peter Morici.
Building social housing would cut the housing benefit bill three times faster than a cap
Cormac Hollingsworth shows how social housing could be the best way to save money on housing benefit: Three times as effective as a cap.