Green Politics
As fuel duty cut is wiped out, calls grow to wean nation off oil
George Osborne's much heralded penny cut in fuel has already been wiped out by rising oil prices - less than two weeks on from the announcement, reports Shamik Das.
OECD’s inconvenient truth for right-wing ‘Rally Against Debt’
A new report by the OECD out today contains a key graph that won't please the Rally Against Debt brigade, writes Left Foot Forward's Will Straw.
BCC economist predicts flat growth over last six months
The chief economist of the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has predicted that, excluding the effect of snow in December, […]
Treasury select committee urges bank break-up
Ben Fox looks at whether the big banks remain too big to fail.
Osborne’s raid on UK households
Matthew Pitt reports on the latest economic blunder from chancellor George Osborne.
A green approach to aviation is ready for take-off
John Stewart of Airport Watch with the latest on the politics and issues surrounding aviation in the UK.