Green Politics
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 […]
“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.