The Work Programme isn’t working
Compared to its predecessor the Flexible New Deal, the Work Programme isn’t working, writes IPPR North’s Bill Davies.
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“One Planet” Labour: Miliband and Balls a welcome contrast to gas-loving Osborne
After a sustained period of silence from the shadow front bench on green issues, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have emerged on the right side of the debate.
Rising costs, mega profits, price fixing… We must make energy companies more accountable
Bill hikes, “Libor-like” fixing of wholesale gas prices, huge profits… time to investigate the limitations of private utilities running our energy supplies.
Try as he may, Chris Grayling can’t make prison cuts without cutting prison numbers
Efforts by the coalition to reduce expenditure on prisons are fraught with problems, including, potentially, from the ever-reliable G4S.
Two cheers for government’s new energy tariff policy
David Cameron has finally made his energy policy position clearer – it turns out it is somewhere near to suggestions from IPPR.
Five challenges for Cameron and the success of his wellbeing agenda
With the first wellbeing statistics due out tomorrow, Graeme Henderson challenges David Cameron to actually use the data to influence policy.
CentreForum: Osborne must ask the wealthy to pay their fair share in the Autumn Statement
CentreForum’s submission to the Autumn Statement calls for measures to ensure the vulnerable in society don’t feel the brunt of austerity.
Just building more homes is unlikely to fix London’s problems
What can be done and what is being done to London’s housing crisis? A new report by the Green Party’s Darren Johnson AM aims to move the argument forward.
Oakeshott attacks “grotesquely large” pay gap in society
Addressing yesterday’s TUC “After Austerity” event, Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott attacked the “grotesquely large” pay gap in society.
Tax isn’t taxing – especially if you’re SABMiller
Tax dodging isn’t just for Starbucks; there is plenty committed by other companies you may not have heard about.