Will Osborne match his support for motorists with a fair fare for rail users?
George Osborne caved in to motorists earlier this year – will he do the same for rail and bus users?
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August Economic Update: We got our Olympic boost, but consumer confidence remains low
Behind the headline figures, the employment situation continues to worsen for particular groups.
0% growth forecast highlights need for stimulus to promote employment, growth and spending
The Bank of England’s latest warning that the economy has hit the buffers and will come grinding to a screeching halt later this year comes as no surprise.
It’s a complex economy, stupid
The following is an edited version of a chapter from IPPR’s forthcoming book, “Complex New World: Translating new economic thinking into public policy”.
Alexander at odds with Osborne over UK credit rating
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander is at odds with his boss, chancellor George Osborne, over the UK’s credit rating.
Introducing neo-con economics
Left Foot Forward’s Cormac Hollingsworth presents your cut-out-and-keep guido to neo-con economics.
Osborne’s thrown a javelin through his own foot by failing to make FTT a reality
France has implemented a tax on the financial sector that will raise money to help the poor, writes Simon Chouffot of the the Robin Hood Tax campaign.
OECD comes out in support of Osborne’s failing policies, against the advice of everyone else
If what the Secretary General of the OECD says is true, then the country is in big trouble if the chancellor and the PM are ‘intent on staying on course’.
CPAG: Osborne’s £3bn tax credit cuts “may have deepened the recession”
George Osborne’s swingeing tax credit cuts of £3 billion may have contributed to the dire Q2 downturn, the Child Poverty Action Group said today.
Latest GDP numbers mean Britain’s economy has shrunk since general election
The latest poor GDP numbers mean Britain’s economy has shrunk since general election.