Green Politics
Not so tough, not so fair: The coalition cannot be trusted on welfare reform
Mr Osborne's attack today on out-of-work benefits and his rhetoric on 'fair play' lack credibility, and mean the coalition cannot be trusted on welfare reform.
Tories preach ‘green growth’ amid mounting criticism of their green record
The Tory conference kicked off with the party leadership saying it was dedicating its first day to ‘green growth’, yet the coalition's record has several flaws.
Economic update – October 2010
Although the UK economy grew rapidly in the second quarter (GDP rose by 1.2%) the composition of growth was a little disappointing, reports ippr's Tony Dolphin.
What a difference a year makes
George Osborne today announced the end of child benefit as a universal benefit. The move is in direct contradiction to his conference speech last year.
Where did our money go? Building a banking system fit for purpose
The new economics foundation report, out today, seeks some answers and the first thing they found is that it is very difficult to find out where our money went.
Why emulating Ireland means entering the “financial danger zone”
George Osborne said the Coalition had moved Britain out of the "financial danger zone". But the Irish experience shows that the planned cuts will make matters worse.