Balls walks straight into Cameron’s trap
Leading economist Ann Pettifor, co-founder of the think tank PRIME, on how shadow chancellor Ed Balls walked straight into the Tory trap in his LSE speech yesterday.
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Shocking news from the high street
Retail sales fell by 1.4% in May according to Office of National Statistics figures released today, more than reversing the 1.1% increase in April, writes ippr’s Tony Dolphin.
Balls: Slower growth could cost British families £3,300
Ed Balls will today outline that slower growth since George Osborne became Chancellor has already left each family £300 worse off and could leave families £3,300 worse off by 2015.
Looking behind the headlines in today’s employment figures
Today’s job figures are good, but the news on public sector employment is turning gloomy much faster than expected – and there are quite a few other worries.
Employment figures look bleak for poor families
Tim Nichols, of the Child Poverty Action Group, on how it’s not all good news from today’s employment and unemployment statistics.
It shouldn’t be the case that prosperity means more traffic
Richard Bourn of the Campaign for Better Transport on the problems caused by congestion in our major cities – which are amongst the most congested in Europe.
Higher cost of basic goods is driving up inflation
Inflation was unchanged in May at 4.5 per cent according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics, reports the ippr’s senior economist Tony Dolphin.
Economic update – June 2011
The ippr’s senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at the key economic indicators and reviews the state of the UK economy in his latest economic update for Left Foot Forward.
The irrational madness of axing climate change from the curriculum
Tim Holmes responds to this morning’s Guardian article on the possibilty of climate change being dropped from the curriculum.
Miliband gets it right from top to bottom
A focus on responsibilities of both benefit claimants and the high paid could help the UK economy. Miliband hints at policies that could make a real difference.