The financial transaction tax, an idea whose time has come – yet Osborne still says no
The financial transaction tax is an idea whose time has come – yet still the Tories say no, writes The financial transaction tax, an idea whose time has come.
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Unions tell IMF and World Bank to halt destructive austerity policies
Last weeks IMF/World Bank meetings in Tokyo highlighted the fact the austerity measures being forced upon countries are not working, writes Tony Burke.
Balls and Coaker say an economic revival in Northern Ireland will be top of their agenda
Ed Balls and Vernon Coaker have committed the next Labour Government to putting an economic revival in Northern Ireland at the top of their agenda.
What puts up your energy bill?
Greenpeace UK’s Damian Kahya investigates the reasons behind households’ soaring energy bills.
Cameron and Osborne should look to Northern Ireland for a lesson in job creation
Ed Jacobs reports on the Northern Ireland Executive’s demonstration of the power of government to create jobs and bring about social change.
Con 2012: How Labour can make mileage on transport policy
Labour could offer local communities around the UK a clear alternative to the tarmac dystopia of the Tories that goes beyond the discredited ideas of the past.
NIESR: Economy grew 0.8% in Q3 – but underlying picture remains weak
NIESR’s latest monthly estimates of GDP show the UK economy emerging from recession in Q3 2012 – up 0.8%; the underlying rate of growth, however, is weaker.
IMF reassessment a massive boost for Ed Balls’s 5-point plan for growth
Last night’s IMF reassessment on the UK economy is a massive boost for Ed Balls’s 5-point plan for growth, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
IMF: Cuts hurt growth more than expected
The IMF thinks cuts have damaged growth more than previously thought, reports Will Straw.
Now energy companies warn Osborne: Go green or we’ll leave Britain
Seven major energy companies employing 17,500 workers in Britain are threatening to withdraw hundreds of millions of pounds of investment.