Green Politics
Clegg wrong to claim Labour would have cut capital investment at same rate as government
OBR figures show Nick Clegg was wrong to claim Labour would have cut capital investment at the same rate as the government.
Osborne: Blames the snow and eurozone when growth is down, takes the credit when it’s up
Chancellor George Osborne is the ultimate political swindler, taking credit for when the GDP figures are good, not taking the blame when they're bad.
Labour and Lib Dems could benefit from Boris’s airports fetish
John Stewart, chair of AirportWatch, writes about the potential electoral consequences of Boris Johnson's lust for more airports and runways in the South East.
This depression is the longest in modern history, so why is the economy still creating jobs?
With today's GDP figures confirming this is the longest depression in modern UK history, IPPR's Spencer Thompson asks why the economy is still creating jobs.
GDP down 0.3% – economy flatlines through 2012
Gross Domestic Product shrank 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2012 - with the economy flatlining through the whole of 2012.
Today’s labour market figures are good, but it is possible to claim too much for them
Any government would be pleased with today’s labour market figures, but it is possible to claim too much for them, writes Richard Exell.