Green Politics
Will the “greenest government ever” get the rainforest off our plates?
Tomorrow the House of Commons will debate a new law to make the UK’s meat and dairy production more sustainable, but it is still unclear whether or not the self-styled "greenest government ever" is going to back it. South American rainforests and wildlife rich grasslands are being trashed to graze animals for export to the UK and Europe - and to grow soy to feed our factory farms. This problem is being largely ignored by the Government.
Protest violence distracts from Tory U-turn on Education Maintenance Allowances
The idiots who stormed Millbank Tower yesterday and threw a fire extinguisher from the roof have rightly been condemned for […]
Bank of England forecasts lower growth and high inflation
In his opening remarks at the press conference to launch the report, Mervyn King, the Bank’s Governor, highlighted how these uncertainties mean that inflation could turn out higher than forecast (for example if commodity prices continue to increase at a rapid pace or if inflation expectations rise) or lower than forecast (if wage increases remain low and import price inflation fades).
More immigration cap anger from small businesses
Fast-growing small businesses are the latest group to speak out against the immigration cap, saying the restrictions on hiring non-EU migrants are forcing them to turn away work because they are unable to hire the right people. The news follows twin criticisms of the cap last week from the prime minister's election speechwriter and the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee.
Laws: Lib Dems still thought best time for cuts was 2011
Joey Jones reveals that former-treasury secretary David Laws said the rhetoric on deficit reduction had been "hyped up" and that concessions gained from the Conservatives in other areas forced a Lib Dem u-turn.
Why do the right continue to support Ireland’s disastrous economic policies?
The British right praised Irish policy before the recession, during the recession and continue to praise it now. They have been consistently wrong.