Labour are stuck on a ‘things can only be mildly improved’ mantra
Ed Miliband talked sense yesterday, but the electorate still need some form of greater succour.
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G20 growth up to 0.9 per cent
The OECD have released data showing that GDP in the G20 area grew by 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, up from 0.8 per cent in the previous quarter.
Why Labour’s deficit reduction plans are genuinely different to those of the government
Labour’s deficit reduction plans for the next parliament are genuinely different to those of the Conservatives.
British consumers can no longer afford to consume. We need a new economic model
Consumption-driven growth is a recovery built on sand.
Economic inequality is preventing growth in the UK
Countries with widening income gaps are growing more slowly.
How to stop wage stagnation? Stronger collective bargaining, says new report
Stronger collective bargaining is part of the solution to stop wage stagnation, according to a new report.
If Osborne takes us back to the thirties, how different will things look?
Does Osborne have any right to get ruffled about comparisons with the 1930s?
Worst cuts yet to come, warns Institute for Fiscal Studies
Britain faces at least five years of savage pending cuts if deficit reduction plans announced by chancellor George Osborne are enacted, according to the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Autumn statement pulls the rug from under the SNP
The chancellor’s statement has for once given Westminster the upper hand over Holyrood.
Autumn Statement: The northern powerhouse must be more than just Manchester
Ideas for a northern powerhouse are welcome. Now the chancellor must go further.