In Daily Telegraph-ese, the “squeezed middle” means the very rich
The Daily Telegraph thinks the ‘squeezed middle’ begins at more than twice the ninetieth percentile of earners, writes Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.
Green Politics
Has the coalition lost the plot on growth?
Following the depressing growth figures, coalition big wigs have been keen to offer their hapoth’s worth to George Osborne with a series of bizarre ideas.
Government and Labour should demand more innovation in energy sector
Why isn’t the coalition (or the opposition) calling for more innovation in the energy sector? asks Charles Samuda.
The coalition could end up borrowing more than Labour
If the economy continues to stagnate, the coalition could borrow more than Labour this year, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
Tory Right’s “deregulation zealots” threatening UK’s green growth
The people dubbed “deregulation zealots” and “right wing ideologues” by energy secretary Chris Huhne have seemingly won another battle inside government.
How Tory immigration populism is costing us £3.4 billion
Changes to the student visa system will cost the economy billions during a period of sluggish growth, and will affect all regions of the country.
IoD: Wales feels like it’s back in recession
The head of the Institute of Directors in Wales says that though we’re not back in recession, with the dismal growth we’ve seen “it might feel as though we are”.
The Right’s prescription of more of the same ignores the evidence
Just as it is becoming clearer that Osbornomics doesn’t work, Tory think tanks are pushing for even more of the same, writes the TUC’s Nicola Smith.
Dismal growth figures leave many parts of Britain languishing in the deep freeze
Three consecutive quarters of negligible growth has left the economy as a whole flatlining; however, some parts of the country are left suffering more than others.
Low growth implications for living standards particularly bleak
In the aftermath of such a deep fall in output the implications of today’s growth figures for real trends in living standards are particularly bleak.