Broadband tax – right direction, wrong track
Yesterday, the BIS Committee published a report querying the Government’s planned 50p broadband tax on fixed phone lines to pay for increased broadband speeds.
Green Politics
What’s the answer, George?
On the day of George Osborne’s Mais Lecture, the Conservative party’s economic policy remains discredited. Left Foot Forward has 5 questions for him to answer.
Key climate vote today – Friends of the Earth responds to Government
Our guest writer is Martyn Williams, parliamentary campaigner, Friends of the Earth Ahead of the vote on the Energy Bill today, climate change minister Joan Ruddock has written to Labour MPs urging them to support the government. Here is thetest
Fisked: CBI’s misleading email on Energy Bill
Left Foot Forward has obtained a copy of an email from the CBI to MPs. They are lobbying against including a plant-level emissions performance standard in the Energy Bill.
New legal challenge to 3rd runway
Environmental groups, local councils & residents are at the High Court today beginning a legal challenge to the government’s plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow.
Key climate vote Wednesday: Will construction of high-polluting power stations be banned?
MPs face a key test when they vote on an amendment which could outlaw the construction of highly-polluting power stations like the new coal plant at Kingsnorth.
The problem with ‘People’s Bonuses’
Analysis of George Osborne’s proposals that the Tories will offer ‘small’ investors the chance to buy shares in the bailed out banks at ‘discounted’ prices.
Delay cuts, says leading economists
Sixty-seven economists have today entered the debate over the pace of deficit reduction. Left Foot Forward has reproduced the two letters to the FT in full.
Leading Navy commander says climate change could be “the tipping point to cause conflict”
In a interview on the FCO website Rear Admiral Morisetti has said climate change is a threat multiplier and could be “the tipping point to cause conflict”.
Finking about stimulus
The position of Fraser Nelson and Guido Fawkes on deficits should hearten the left. Tax cuts are stimulative but spending rises even more so.