Green Politics
We’re all economists now, part one
Ben Mitchell presents the first part of his two-part primer in economics. Essential reading for all Left Foot Forwardistas.
Boris is doing Londoners out of £1.2 billion a year
Jenny Jones argues that by refusing to implement a Robin Hood tax, Boris Johnson is hurting Londoners to the tune of £1.2 billion every year
Excuses, excuses, excuses: The Eurozone crisis, weakness in the US, or the wrong type of snow?
Alex Hern rebuts the FTs claim that the low growth the UK is experiencing is due to matters outside Osborne's control.
FoE: Huhne’s successor “must stand firm against Osborne’s anti-green agenda”
Chris Huhne resigned today as energy and climate change secretary to fight charges he transferred speeding points to his then wife Vicky Price in 2003.
Miliband: British Investment Bank could provide government banking for entrepreneurs when market fails
The more interesting section of Ed Miliband’s speech at the Thomson Reuters building is on potential reforms to the banking sector.
Transparency, accountability, responsibility: Miliband’s “one nation banking” principles
Ed Miliband will lay out his plans for a new era of responsibility at the top and outline his vision of “one nation banking” in a speech to Reuters today.