Green Politics
Positive trade figures undermine Osborne’s claim that Eurozone is to blame for negative growth
Will Straw explores the release of the UK's trade figures today, and asks what they mean for the chancellor's claim that the Eurozone is to blame for our shrinking GDP.
Growth in jobs probably not enough to bring down unemployment
There appears to be an uptick in jobs but its enough to keep up with increasing demand
KPMG abandons anti-wind pro-gas energy report
Alex Hern reports on the quiet failure by KPMG to release a report which, they claim, makes the case for gas power over wind turbines.
Climate change sceptics and rural romantics – the Tories are a shambles on renewable energy
Kevin Meagher assesses where the Tories stand on renewable energy, in the wake of a letter signed by 101 Conservative MPs against wind farms
Economic Update – February 2012: Double dipped
IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents the economic update for February 2012.
David Miliband is spot on in highlighting the structural roots of youth unemployment
David Miliband is right to draw attention to the youth unemployment emergency as one of the most pressing issues facing the UK, writes IPPR’s Tess Lanning.