Does China present a threat to British jobs or an opportunity for growth?
Jaguar Land Rover’s new factory in Wolverhampton is a welcome boost to British manufacturing, but is only the first step in gaining a new competitive edge.
Green Politics
Pickles’s failed attempt to reduce complexity risks a planning free-for-all
Under the guise of reducing complexity in the planning system, the government devolves crucial decisions to under-funded councils in a failed attempt at growth.
SNP boost capital spending, but at what cost?
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs reviews the Scottish budget, asking what the true cost of the SNP’ pledge to increase capital spending will be.
Growth cut the 2010-11 deficit as fast as cuts
George Osborne’s strategy was 75% cuts and 25% taxes, but he forgot to add in growth; growth last year cut the deficit as much as cuts.
Time to move beyond the eurozone
It’s time to set out the agenda for a managed but clear process for Greece, followed by other countries, to secede from European Monetary Union and the eurozone.
Without growth will we even halve the deficit?
The IMF downgrades to UK growth today is awful news for those who are hoping to cut the deficit, explains Left Foot Forward’s Cormac Hollingsworth.
The Lib Dems shouldn’t listen to Osborne’s dribble, they should switch to Plan B now
More gloom on the economy today: The IMF have downgraded UK growth by 0.6 per cent to 1.1 per cent in 2011, and from 2.3 per cent to 1.6 per cent for 2012.
Latest high street gloom shows urgent need for new planning system
Reports today that the national high street vacancy rate might stabilise at around 10% in the long term are further evidence of the need for a new planning system.
Huhne’s tough talk on energy companies exactly what we need
Chris Huhne today set out some important directions of travel for climate change policy over the course of this parliament.
Mandelson: Time to “stand up, win the argument, act decisively and lead” on the euro
Lord Mandelson will deliver a passionate defence of the euro in a speech in Singapore today, insisting it is in everyone’s interest it is saved.