Coalition manufacturing policy shot to pieces
The 3,000 job losses announced during the Labour party conference show the coalition’s manufacturing strategy is non-existent and has been shot to pieces.
Green Politics
Hammond hammers another nail in the coffin of the “greenest government ever”
Alex Hern looks at the problems with transport secretary Philip Hammond’s populist move to raise the speed limit to 80mph.
Tories defend banks against Barroso, Europe, and reason
Alex Hern addresses the conservative reaction to the agency workers directive and the financial transaction tax, both proposals coming from Europe.
Welsh government outlines vision for “fairer and more prosperous country”
Ed Jacobs examines Carwyn Jones’s plans for an economic revival in Wales, bearing in mind that the government is the only Labour administration in the UK.
Barroso joins the international push for Plan B
José Manuel Barroso has called for an end to austerity all across the European Union, reports Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern.
Evolve or die: Innovative SMEs are the key to UK growth
Emily Thomas is former Treasury Special Adviser and Director of Aequitas Consulting. This is an edited version of a speech she gave at a Work Foundation Labour Party Fringe Event, Innovate or Fail – the UK’s only route to recovery,test
Is a ‘green populism’ possible, and can Labour help foster it?
Guy Shrubsole addresses Maurice Glasman’s arguments that Labour and the greens need to work together to build a new populist politics of the environment.
Balls’s speech gives Labour a solid economic foundation
Cormac Hollingsworth reviews Ed Balls’s Labour party conference speech, and analyses what it means for Labour’s economic policy over the next four years.
Balls calls for growth now, and cuts later
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern looks at Ed Balls’s appearance on the Today Programme and looks ahead to his upcoming Labour party conference speech.
Labour in Westminster should learn from Scotland on economic policy
The Labour party in Scotland has now embarked on a journey of realistic policymaking – a process the party in Westminster should pay attention to.