What would a fairer economy look like? Time for detailed policy from Labour
With the Labour conference approaching, Labour must decide whether to support a Robin Hood Tax, finical transaction tax. and British Investment Bank.
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Plan for EU banking union unveiled
Glenis Willmott MEP, Labour Leader in Europe and MEP for the East Midlands Last week the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, unveiled plans for a European banking union, which I discussed with Andrew Neil on today’s Daily Politics. After monthstest
The informal economy – a hotbed of entrepreneurialism?
Benedict Dellot of the RSA examines the informal economy and what potential may be found within it to stimulate the nation’s economy.
When will we fix the housing market?
Professor Mark Stephens, adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Housing Market Taskforce, asks why have we not fixed the housing market?
The inconvenient truth preventing extended working lives
Craig Berry from the TUC explores the truth about the problems and issues with older workers and their pension.
Ed Davey’s power station numbers don’t add up
The risk remains that the UK’s efforts on climate change could still be sabotaged by too much fossil fuel burning, and not enough renewable energy.
Labour market stats: Underneath the good news…
Richard Exell delves behind the headline unemployment figures and takes a deeper look at the latest September 2012 labour market statistics.
Have the Lib Dems already caved on a 2030 decarbonisation target?
Following Ed Davey’s op ed today in Politics Home, Will Straw looks at whether the Liberal Democrats have already caved on a 2030 decarbonisation target.
Headline unemployment figure down 7,000 to 2.59 million
The unemployment rate fell 0.1 per cent on the quarter to 8.1%, with the number of people out of work down 7,000 to 2.59 million in the three months to July.
Regional Growth Fund failure “nothing short of scandalous”
The government’s flagship Regional Growth Fund policy has fallen on its face and been reduced to a money-saving exercise.