End of the road for car scrappage scheme
The government’s Car Scrappage Scheme comes to an end today. It has resulted in losses to the Treasury and a large boost to the South Korean motoring industry.
Green Politics
De-regulation won’t solve the jobs crisis
The TUC have published The Red Tape Delusion. The report systematically dismantles the neo-liberal argument that labour market regulation prohibits growth.
Immigration: The limits to limits
Only the Tories have promised to cap immigration levels; they’ve been reluctant to specify the details, so it’s unclear which flows they’d cap, or their level.
New nuclear: delays, delays and more delays
DECC have announced that ‘Horizon Nuclear Power’ have said they plan to have their first nuclear plant generating by 2020. But there are a number of problems.
Lawson: scrap “absurd” Climate Change Act
Lord Lawson has said the Government should suspend the “absurd” Climate Change Act. He believes this will allow the third runway at Heathrow to go ahead.
Job Guarantees give hope to long-term unemployed
The Government has extended the Future Jobs Fund to everyone out of work and claiming benefits for two years. This progressive policy is a cause for celebration.
Impact of the Budget on the inequality gap
Is the Budget good, bad or neutral on income inequality? Currently there is no official assessment of how Budget measures affect the gap between rich and poor.
Osborne’s £3bn tax black hole
George Osborne’s plans to block the National Insurance rise have been ridiculed by Labour. But the Tories have a £3bn black hole in their own tax rising plans.
BST: good for tourism, road safety and climate
Let the sunshine in: Why permanently changing our clocks is good for tourism, road safety and climate. New campaign launched to keep clocks forward.
Earth Hour 2010: Tonight at 8:30pm
Tonight at 8:30pm people, businesses and iconic buildings around the world will switch off their lights in support for WWF’s Earth Hour. Watch the campaign video.