The government must invest in today’s youth to avoid a lost generation
Ben Fox argues the government must invest in the youth of today to avoid a lost generation.
Green Politics
Huhne unveils vision of a low carbon future
Energy secretary Chris Huhne today outlined a new plan that could ensure long term energy requirements are fulfilled in the UK in a more sustainable way.
Pay freeze chill reaches Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s draft budget will seek to address the £4 billion of cuts to be imposed following the Comprehensive Spending Review, reports Ed Jacobs.
Five facts about Osborne’s permanent VAT rise
George Osborne set out yesterday that the VAT rise to 20% would be permanent. Left Foot Forward sets out five facts about the regressive and avoidable tax rise.
Can Cancun deliver?
Are Chris Huhne’s bold claims about the outcome of Cancun justified, or will history, in the words of the Bolivian ambassador to the UN, judge it harshly.
Unemployment rise on a scale not seen since the recession
The unemployment rate rose from 7.7 to 7.9 per cent, the highest since March, while the employment figures are equally grotty, down 64,000 from last month.
Uneven inflation costing low-to-middle earners £150 a year
The CPI incread from 3.2% to 3.3% – above the government’s official target of 2% for the 11th month in a row – and the wider RPI measure rose from 4.5% to 4.7%.
D-Day for councils as Pickles wields the axe
Today is D-Day for many of us, though it’s likely you may not have known it – today is the day councils in England find out how much (or how little) money they are going to be able to spend in the next two years.
What’s become of the fair fuel stabiliser?
Looking at petrol pricing, Eleanor Besley asks what has happened to the Conservatives’ pre-election promise of a fair fuel stabiliser.
Final day in Cancun: The world looks to Japan
Joss Garman provides a round-up of the final day of talks in Cancun – highlighting the importance of Japan’s anti Kyoto stance.