With Plan B, we can have a good economy for a good society
One year on from the Emergency Budget and the Spending Review, it is becoming abundantly clear the coalition government’s austerity plan – Plan A – isn’t working.
Green Politics
Why the latest euro deal won’t work
Give the eurozone countries a few hours or days, and we’ll find them in a grimmer mood as reality sets in – just like after the July 21st package, writes George Irvin.
Is the eurozone out of the woods after ‘haircut’ deal?
Hurrah! The end of the world has been averted! At least, that is what exhausted leaders dragging themselves out of the latest EU summit would want us to believe.
Huhne’s hot air may set back fight for climate consensus
Adam Corner calls on Chris Huhne to stop applying to rhetoric of denial to people who disagree with specific policy proposals, arguing that that weakens the argument for anthropogenic climate change generally.
Cameron continues Gideon’s race to the bottom
Alex Hern rebuts Adrian Beecroft’s claim that cutting employment rights will increase employment.
Eurozone break up will be a disaster for jobs, growth and the environment
As the eurozone (EZ) lurches from one crisis to the next, the whole structure seems increasingly imperilled by its lack of political cohesion, writes George Irvin.
25 years of the M25: A reminder of what not to do with transport policy
Stephen Joseph of the Campaign for Better Transport writes about the lessons we can learn from the 25-year history of the M25 – and how we can do better in the future.
More evidence of impact of Osborne’s savage research and development cuts
There was yet more evidence of the impact of George Osborne’s short-sighted cuts to science and research and development today, reports Shamik Das.
Why is Cameron repeating his job creation lies?
David Cameron repeated at Prime Minister’s Questions, for the third time, lies about the number of private sector jobs created since the 2010 general election.
Gideonomics: A rogue chancellor fails to run the greenest government ever
Sustrans’s Eleanor Besley dissects the government’s abdication of David Cameron’s claims it will be the “greenest government ever”.