We can still fight Trident: Here’s how
Daniel Blaney defends the CND’s campaign for nuclear disarmament.
Green Politics
Osborne’s cuts having “damaging effect” on Northern Ireland peace process
Kevin Meagher reports on the effects of the coalition’s cuts on the Northern Ireland peace process, which Martin McGuinness says are having a “damaging effect”.
Christmas is coming and EDF is getting fat
Andy Atkins details Friends of the Earth’s plans to take on EDF’s massive profits off the back of public cash.
Osborne starts to panic about the chance of a Robin Hood Tax
Owen Tudor writes about George Osborne’s panicky response to the Robin Hood Tax, with the chancellor looking increasingly on the side of the super-rich.
New report dubs Osborne’s economic strategy a “myth”
A new report says the government’s central message that reducing the budget deficit and debt levels will enhance economic growth is a “myth”, reports Ed Jacobs.
Remember how the agency workers directive was going to take 500,000 jobs? Yeah, well…
Alex Hern reviews the effect of the Agency Workers Directive, and finds that the right were so very wrong about what it would do to jobs.
Osborne in public: “I am not against Tobin taxes”; in private: “He remains unconvinced”
Alex Hern covers Osborne’s attack on an FTT, and questions whether his arguments against them are even internally consistent.
Australia’s climate change legislation passes the final test in the Senate
Will Fitzgibbon writes about Australia’s carbon tax passing its final legislative hurdle.
Inflation is worse for the worst off
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern explains why the 5.2 per cent inflation figure is far lower than that actually experienced by the poorest in society.
Hutton repeats his big fat lie on public sector pensions
Alex Hern rebuts the Conservative government’s pensions tsar John Hutton’s lies, lies and lies over public sector pensions.