Raab’s attacks on workers’ rights are – surprise – based on no evidence
The TUC’s Sarah Veale takes apart hard-right Tory MP Dominic Raab’s claims that cutting employment rights will help anyone do anything.
Green Politics
New LSE report says Labour’s economic record was “strong” and “not due to bubbles”
A new LSE report says Labour’s economic performance was “strong”, and was “not due to ‘unsustainable bubbles’ in finance, property, oil and public spending”.
OECD: The economic indications are not good for Gideon
Alex Hern runs through the latest economic indicators, and what they mean for future growth – they are not good for George Osborne.
How the bond markets shackled European democracy
The bond markets are now riding roughshod over democracy in Europe, dictating policy – and personnel, writes George Irvin.
Osborne has put Britain in an economic death spiral: Here’s how to break out
Shadow minister Willie Bain MP presents a four step plan to bring Britain out of the economic death spiral we are in.
Osborne’s refusal to increase demand leaves young unemployed without hope
The public sector is cutting jobs, the private sector is scaling back recruitment and most of the government’s apprenticeships are being taken up by older people.
Public sector jobs are growing in London and the South East; here’s why
Ed Cox and Will Cook detail the failure of the government to “rebalance” the economy, either in terms of North/South divide or Public/Private balance.
Eurozone crisis update: From the analytical to the hysterical
Alex Hern rounds up commentators’ responses to the latest developments in the eurozone crisis.
UK set for among slowest growth in EU
New research by the European Commission shows that only Greece, Italy, Portugal and Cyprus will grow more slowly than the UK in 2011, reports Will Straw.
Economic Update – November 2011
Tony Dolphin does his monthly run through the economic indicators and what they mean for the British economy