Just 1 in 100 government infrastructure projects completed
Less than one in 100 of the coalitions infrastructure projects are finished, according to figures which will be put to the government by Labour tomorrow.
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Wales could lose out on £400 million due to EU budget cut, warns first minister
Wales is set to lose out financially because of the cut in the EU budget agreed by David Cameron and other European leaders.
Young people locked out of property market
Young people are increasingly locked out of the property market due to rising prices.
EU should intervene directly to revive manufacturing, say socialist MEPs
Socialist MEPs argue that the EU should intervene directly to revive manufacturing across Europe.
There is an alternative to Boris in London
Labour today sets out its alternative to Boris Johnson’s plans for London.
More spending cuts on the way if coalition is to meet savings targets
If the coalition is to meet its spending targets it will have to make further cuts to departmental budgets.
Nightmare for SNP as NUS slams budget
The Scottish government’s budget risks damaging students and colleges, the NUS has argued.
Why Labour needs a manufacturing strategy
Labour must have a manufacturing strategy, writes Tony Burke, assistant general secretary, Unite.
Government risks a ‘lost decade’ for deprived areas
The government heralded the fall in unemployment as evidence their economic strategy is working – but in deprived areas the picture is less rosy.
JRF: Council tax benefit – the sting in the tail
Katie Schmuecker, research manager for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, looks at the sting in the tail of council tax benefit.