Green Politics
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.