Green Politics
We need a new kind of tenure for a new kind of housing market
David Rodgers explains why the co-operative housing (tenure) bill is so sorely needed to fix the UK housing market.
Quantitative easing: The latest windfall from us all to “country London”
Ranjit Sidhu explains why a second round of quantitative easing means more funding of London, with its isolated economy, by the rest of the country.
Unions, RDAs, and even the government led to a victory for Wolverhampton
Shadow communities mininster Jack Dromey MP writes about the success Wolverhampton has seen in convincing Jaguar to retain their plant in the area.
Economic update – October 2011
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.
Osborne: Speaking truth to wealth and power? Really?
George Osborne vowed “to speak truth to power and wealth” at the Tory party conference this week - but dare he speak economic truth to the rest of us?
Cameron’s recycled rhetoric on benefit claimants
Reports the government will tighten up benefit rules to make people do more to look for work recycle previous Labour policy and miss the point, writes Stephen Evans.