Green Politics
Borrowing more to borrow less may not be political suicide
Leo Barasi examines whether the arguments that Labour can’t politically support deficit spending for growth hold up against the polling data.
Economic update, December 2011 – UK teeters on brink of recession
IPPR’s senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at the key economic indicators and reviews the state of the economy in his latest economic update for Left Foot Forward.
The SNP one-ups Osborne on infrastructure investment
Ed Jacobs writes about the Scottish infrastructure investment plan, announced mere days after the Conservative one.
A new strategy to help save UK manufacturing
Unite has launched a new strategy to help save UK manufacturing, writes Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke.
The perversity of Dan Hannan and the “there are no cuts” brigade
Daniel Hannan and that 'there are no public sector cuts' brigade are being perverse. By their framing, we could end up much poorer & they could declare victory.
Government needs to find a way to tackle high-cost lending
Johann Lamont writes about the necessity of fighting the legal loan sharks who prey on the vulnerable poor.