What will the autumn statement mean for transport?
Sian Berry, of the Campaign For Better Transport, looks at the potential impact of the coalition’s outlook on transport ahead of the autumn statement.
Green Politics
Osborne’s ‘dash for gas’ dashes hopes for growth
The economy would be £20 billion a year better off in 20 years with a focus on wind power over gas, a new report reveals today.
Osborne needs a new fiscal rule
Ahead of Wednesday’s autumn statement, IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin argues now is the time for chancellor George Osborne to change his fiscal rules.
Demand remains subdued and manufacturing in decline ahead of Osborne’s autumn statement
George Osborne came under increasing pressure today to change course ahead of his autumn statement as new figures showed UK manufacturing continues to decline.
Adonis: Dither, delay and failure are costing the economy
Lord Adonis, Labour’s infrastructure and growth spokesman in the House of Lords, writes about the government’s failure to get the green economy going.
Graph: UK energy consumption by sector
Amidst all the debates on wind farms, and the publication of the Energy Bill last week, DECC today published the latest energy trends.
Comment: Boris’s ‘workfare’ programme represents a shameful lack of care for young people
Even after the very public failings of the government’s Work Programme, Boris Johnson is pushing forward with his own mandatory work experience scheme.
“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.
The government’s manufacturing and industrial strategy leads us down the road to nowhere
The lack of any coherent manufacturing and industrial strategy from the current government is proving to be a disaster for the UK economy, writes Tony Burke.
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.