At the time of the banking collapse, the Bank of England said that there was a need for more stable banking structures in the UK. So why isn’t George Osborne remutualising Northern Rock?
The goverrnment’s axing of Regional Development Agencies have left a huge gap in support for local businesses – as seen by the huge demand for the Regional Growth Fund, which is around a third of the size of the RDAs
A round-up of all the key indicators from IPPR senior economist Tony Dolphin
Right-wingers claim that the Coalition has cut by a “smaller amount” than the US debt deal. The truth is that they are faster and deeper than anything in the Tea Party’s wildest dreams.
According to new research from Harvard University, an independent Wales would be a richer Wales
Manufacturing – the great hope for George Osborne to lift the UK economy from sluggish growth – is going into reverse.
A new poll shows that just 25% of voters support the abolition of the 50p tax rate. Danny Alexander is on the right side of the argument.
Figures released today show that the Coalition’s flagship NICs holiday policy has flopped. It has helped just 5,000 businesses rather than the 400,000 originally suggested.
The full scale of European debt is now becoming clear – as well as the UK’s exposure to it. Default would massively damage Britain, eurobonds need to be introduced.
Enterprise Zones, the dusting down of a failed Thatcherite policy, shows the government has no strategy for real growth, just ad hoc short termism.
