Regional public sector pay: No evidential support and could cost almost £10bn
Even assuming that private sector jobs were created as a result of holding back public sector pay, the economic cost would be £2.7bn or 0.12% of GDP per year.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Ofsted chief refuses to support Gove’s two-tier examination reforms
Will Michael Gove take on the overwhelming advice and opinion from the experts and renege on his unpopular plans to reform?
Rangers decision sparks wider debate on Scottish football and TV revenue
The decision to place Newco Rangers in the Scottish League division three will have serious consequences on revenue from TV rights.
Poll: Cameron seen as out of touch, out of ideas, weak, indecisive and dislikeable
The latest Sunday Times/YouGov poll shows David Cameron is viewed as dislikeable, indecisive, weak, out of ideas and out of touch.
Lord Glasman has developed a criticism of Keynes in a distinctively modern way
These might well be exciting times to be in the Labour party, writes Carl Packman.
Investment in cities is key to economic recovery
Government needs to be in it for the long term when it comes to investing in people and places.
Look Left – Lords reform, the last PMQs before recess and the return of “the king”
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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Pennycook: The ‘squeezed middle’ hold the key to victory in 2015
All parties now agree that meeting the socio-economic challenges faced by Britain’s low to middle income families is paramount. But how?
Fox News: Fair and balanced (occasional series)
Republican efforts to kill Obamacare with repeal bills are amounting to nothing, but it’s not for want of support from America’s most strident news outlet.