Green Politics
Osborne’s spin and games can’t distract from the regressive reality
Rachel Reeves MP (Labour, Leeds West) is the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Last week in the autumn statement […]
Today’s jobs stats are good, but there’s still a great deal of ground to make up
Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.
Unemployment down 82,000 to 2.51 million
Unemployment fell by 82,000 between August and October to 2.51 million, today's labour market statistics reveal.
Chart: Census data highlights, once again, gender bias in jobs market
The latest Census 2011 data shows, once more, the very clear gender bias in employment - in the types of work men and women have and the number of hours worked.
Osborne’s latest manufacturing, workers’ rights and productivity fail
The UK’s manufacturing sector took another big hit last week when official data showed manufacturing had performed much worse than predicted.
Economic update – December 2012: Triple-dip ahead?
IPPR's Amna Silim presents the latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for December 2012.