Even Tory voters oppose abolition of 50p rate
Ahead of the budget, a new poll has revealed more Conservative voters oppose George Osborne’s plans to abolish the 50p top rate of tax than support it.
Green Politics
Left and right should unite to support the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank
Richard Carr of Localis calls on politicians from all sides to support the creation of a new National Infrastructure Bank to boost growth and the recovery.
Fairtrade: An entrepreneurial, responsible private sector is key to sustainable growth
At the end of Fairtrade Fortnight, shadow international development minister Tony Cunningham writes about the moral, and economic, importance of fair trade.
Latest labour market stats are encouraging, but we should remain cautious
We should be cautious and wait a couple of months before we conclude the labour market is definitely on the mend, writes Richard Exell.
Pre-budget memo to Mr Osborne: Tax cuts for the many, not the few will boost growth
Ahead of the budget, Laura Bradley, a researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) argues tax cuts for the many, not the few will boost growth.
Report rebuts “disproportionate, inconsistent and disingenuous” attacks on FTT
A new report by Professor Avinash Persaud takes apart the “disproportionate, inconsistent and disingenuous arguments” against a Financial Transaction Tax.
We need more community and co-operative ownership of energy
Gareth Thomas MP, chair of the Co-Operative Party, explains why MPs should support his ‘energy generation (planning and right to invest)’ bill.
Economic update – March 2012: External events key to any recovery
IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for March 2012.
US recovery shows the failure of Osborne’s ‘Voodoo Economics’
While the US economy shows encouraging signs of recovery, we in the UK are paying for chancellor George Osbourne’s own misguided version of Voodoo Economics.
Cameron still doesn’t get the need for an interventionist manufacturing strategy
David Cameron and George Osborne still don’t get the need for a robust and interventionist manufacturing strategy, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.