SNP in cahoots with the Tories
The Scottish government is working hand in glove with the Conservatives in opposing measures to reduce the cost of energy bills.
Green Politics
Left Foot Forward’s ‘Green Growth’ event at this year’s Labour conference
Last week at Labour Party conference Left Foot Forward held an event which asked whether or not policymakers should quit worrying about the environment during tough economic times.
Message from Tory conference: Don’t vote Conservative if you’re under 25
Under Tory plans you could make National Insurance contributions for nine years yet still not be entitled to social security support should you lose your job.
The climate crisis – another reason to stop the City
Climate crisis is being fuelled by unregulated finance.
Who benefits from a freeze in fuel duty?
Just who benefits from the freeze on fuel duty announced by chancellor George Osborne today?
Just 28% of spouses gain from Tory marriage tax break
Just 28 per cent of couples in marriages or civil partnerships will benefit from the Tory proposals to ‘reward’ marriage in the tax system, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Those targeted by new Workfare scheme make up just 2% of benefits bill
Those targeted by a new workfare scheme to be announced by chancellor George Osborne today make up just 5 per cent of JSA claims and 2.5 per cent of the benefits bill.
Politicians can’t stand idly by while the world spins towards climate catastrophe
As scientific certainty on climate change has solidified, the political will to act has fallen away.
IPCC report: man-made global warming ‘unequivocal’
It is “extremely likely” that humans have been the principal cause of warming since the 1950s, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The Work Programme is failing and must change
Not much has changed with the Work Programme since the last set of results three months ago, and therein lies the problem.