Unemployment: Headline figures camouflage underlying picture of weakness
A recovery driven by part-time work and accompanied by falling living standards won’t feel like a recovery to most people, writes Duncan Weldon.
Green Politics
Balls and Mandelson call for Britain to take lead on growth plan for Europe
Ed Balls and Peter Mandelson have cast past differences aside to join together this morning to propose a growth plan for Europe, reports Shamik Das.
Spending watchdog slams Regional Growth Fund waste
The government’s flagship Regional Growth Fund has today been slammed by the National Audit Office, reports Left Foot Forward’s Kevin Meagher.
Cameron puts anti-worker ideology before evidence in Regulatory Reform Bill
Plans to make it easier to sack workers at will are not only wrong in principle but won’t actually reduce unemployment and kickstart the economy.
Will President Hollande be able to turn France – and the Euro Area – around?
George Irvin ponders whether newly-elected French President Francois Hollande will be able to turn France around, much less the entire eurozone.
NIESR: Weak demand is leading to permanently higher unemployment
According to NIESR’s report this morning, persistently weak demand is maintaining high unemployment, and may lead to a permanently higher rate of joblessness.
Osborne’s carbon footprint grows as Shell decides against wind power
Shell scrapping its North Sea wind farm plans suggests George Osborne’s stimulus policies for the oil and gas industries are deterring investment in renewables.
Bankers should realise their risk to us – not the other way around
Only Labour continues to speak up for the taxpayer in banking, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
London 2012: The Rio Tinto saga continues
After last week’s protests, the United Steelworkers file a formal complaint with London’s Olympic organisers against Rio Tinto’s role in the 2012 games.
Miliband: Cameron and Osborne ‘have helped bankers, millionaires and Murdoch’
Ed Miliband will today seek to portray the Tories as the party of the few, helping bankers, millionaires and Murdoch while doing nothing for everyone else.