Osborne’s banking proposals just “populist headline-grabbing” says analyst
A leading analyst has described George Osborne’s proposals on bankers’ bonuses as “populist headline grabbing”.
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How the recession is hitting low earning households hardest
UK’s 7.2 million low-paid, low-skilled workers at the sharp end of a flexible and global service economy who are being hit hardest by the recession. Those who do hold on to their jobs are finding the recession is limiting their already slim chances of accessing training. While low earners are facing significantly higher levels of inflation than richer groups.
Brown and King miss the point on bank break up
Mervyn King and Gordon Brown are both wrong over the future of the banks. Both have failed to point out that the banking system was brought to its knees by the interdependency of institutions. They need to be split up because the supernormal profits are emblematic of monopoly power.
Activists upbeat despite 10:10 defeat
The Guardian today reports the defeat of a Liberal Democrat motion calling for the Government to sign up to the 10:10 campaign. But activists were today in buoyant mood praising quickly coordinated online action that provoked impressive levels of public engagement and new money from the Government for energy efficiency measures in local authorities.
Latest Reform report could lead to dismantling of welfare safety net
The latest report by Right-wing think tank reform could lead to the dismantling of the welfare safety net for millions of Britons.
Progressive approaches to raising tax
A supertax on bankers and a mansion tax should be among the tax raising policies considered in closing the deficit.
CBI public sector sickness plans place quantity of man-hours over quality
Today’s CBI report – outlining £120 billion of public sector savings – talks of “improving workforce management by adopting good private sector practice, including better management of staff sickness and temporarily freezing the public sector pay bill”. In reality, thattest
“Vote blue, go green” under attack
The Green party and others have criticised the Conservative party leader for acting green but in reality being anything but.
New blow to Conservatives’ economic credibility
Claims made by the Conservative party at their conference last week about the rate of unemployment have been undermined by new research from the Trades Union Congress.
Central banker contradicts Cameron’s monetary policy claims
David Cameron’s economic policy today faces a new attack from a respected central banker. Paul Fisher, head of markets at the Bank of England, appears today to contradict remarks made by David Cameron in his leader’s speech at Conservative party conference a week ago.