Cutting workers’ rights will not increase employment
Nicola Smith reports on the evidence which shows that David Cameron’s plans to reduce workers’ rights will not increase employment.
Green Politics
Should interest rates go up?
Tony Dolphin challenges Oliver Kamm’s argument in The Times today that the Bank of England should increase interest rates immediately.
Lib Dems’ tax threshold policy robs Peter to pay Paul
New analysis by Gavin Kelly shows how individual tax and benefit changes will impact a normal family. They underline the meagreness of the Lib Dem’s policy to raise the income tax threshold.
Left has a difficult job to create an alternative but is winning the argument
The overwhelming consensus among panellists and delegates at today’s Netroots conference is that the Left is winning many of the debates about spending cuts.
Latest attack on Ed Miliband not backed up by the facts
As the cuts debate rages, the ippr’s senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at whether the latest critique of Ed Miliband’s economic policy is justified.
Railing against the train fare rises
David Cameron has given false hope to millions of motorists by resurrecting the idea of a fuel stabiliser – despite the OBR rubbishing the idea in September.
Ed Miliband is right to expose the Tory “deceit” on debt
Ed Miliband has come out fighting in today’s Times pointing out Tory “deceit” on the deficit. The truth is uncomfortable for the Government.
Osborne’s financial pain begins as VAT hike hits
Despite the patently dishonest claims by the Tories that the VAT rise is progressive, it will, as the IFS says, hit the poorest hardest – particularly families.
Economic update – January 2011
Tony Dolphin, of the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr), looks at the state of the economy as we enter the new year.
A year of economic uncertainty lies ahead
The following 12 months will be the year where the consequences of policymakers’ decisions and indecision are felt by all. Five questions will dominate economic discourse in 2011.