Green Politics
Spain generates half electricity from renewables
Last week Spain generated nearly half of its electricity from renewable sources - the UK currently generates just 5.5%
Tory MEP confuses science with faith
A Conservative Party MEP today launched a stinging personal attack, with potentially discriminatory connotations, on the Nobel laureate, Dr. Rajendra […]
National Minimum Wage under attack
Mark Littlewood, the newly appointed Director General of Institute of Economic Affairs, has written a blistering attack on the National […]
The flaws behind John Howard’s defence of capitalism
John Howard, former Prime Minster of Australia, today writes a detailed defence of free market capitalism for Conservative Home defending, in the process, Conservative party economic policy, executive remuneration levels, and attacking US Government policy to encourage the provision of mortgage loans. Left Foot Forward fisks the five key points in the article.
Two-thirds in favour of bank windfall tax
A new ComRes poll for the Independent shows overwhelming public support for a windfall tax on the banks. But in their coverage, the Independent made no mention of the finding, which is at odds with their columnist Bruce Anderson.
Osborne and Clarke at odds over VAT cut
Evidence of a split between the Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Business Secretary over the VAT cut.