Copenhagen day four: Tuvalu shows the way as G77/China group starts to fracture
All the latest from day four of the climate change summit from our man in Copenhagen.
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Irish budget cuts praised by British Tories but criticised at home
The Irish economy, so beloved of the British Right, is in dire straits compared to our own, with unemployment at 12.5pc, GDP down 7.4pc and deflation at -6.6pc.
Rupert Read’s Guardian letter
Left Foot Forward’s Rupert Read has a letter in today’s Guardian. Rupert suggests that “Copenhagen cannot end the climate crisis … A pretence of effective action is worse than no action at all.” We publish the letter here in full:test
Grayling’s immigration cap is “completely Stalinist”
Chris Grayling’s immigration cap policy was criticised last night at an ippr event. Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne described it as “completely Stalinist.”
Is Daniel Hannan insane?
On his blog, Daniel Hannan preempted the pre-Budget report with a recipe for economic disaster. He urges the UK to adopt Ireland’s catastrophic policy.
Assessing the pre-Budget report
Assessed against Left Foot Forward’s 5 red lines for a progressive pre-Budget report, Alistair Darling gets 66%. 45% said it was a “good” on a live poll.
Copenhagen day three: Leaked draft text increases North-South divide
The leaked draft text has greatly upset delegates from developing countries, Left Foot Forward reports live from the climate change summit.
US climate denier laughs off EPA CO2 ruling
US climate denying Congressman’s bizarre performance on Newsnight, plus his dubious European lobbyist links revealed.
Top earners pay more, and so they should
Tim Montgomerie quotes Allister Heath in City AM: “The top 10 per cent of earners are already set to pay 53.6 per cent of income tax in 2008-09; the top five per cent will pay 43 per cent and thetest
Copenhagen praise for PM but EU still showing “an overwhelming lack of ambition”
Gordon Brown praised by delegates at the Copenhagen summit, but European Union still has more to do.