Labour failing to tackle Conservative myths on the economy, claims Welsh MP
Labour MP Geraint Davies has warned that the party has not done enough to tackle the line that Labour is responsible for the country’s economic mess.
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For many young people ‘study hard, work hard, go to university, get a job’ isn’t reality
The media and political debate over grade inflation and Michael Gove’s proposed GCSE reforms disguise how difficult it is for young people in today’s struggling economy.
Graduates and growth
The future of young people and the British economy are intertwined and inseparable; however, the future of both is uncertain.
Youth unemployment: experience of work does matter
Spencer Thompson explores the issue of youth unemployment and why it is more and more young people are struggling to gain employment.
Wages stagnate – UK now in the Euro relegation zone
The media might be talking about “booming Britain”, but the reality for millions of workers is very different. New data shows how far wages have fallen in the UK.
The UK has among the best renewables resources in the world. Do we really need fracking?
Judging by yesterday’s announcements, the government believes the hype about shale gas. Like a love-struck teenager it seems blind to any downsides and is lavishing its beloved with gifts such as tax breaks and streamlined regulation.
Fracking: It’s economics stupid
Today, at 6AM in a release barely more than a paragraph long, the Treasury announced that the British Geological Survey (BGS) had found 1300trn cubic feet worth of shale gas trapped in the rocks beneath Lancashire.
Ireland, poster child for austerity hawks, slips back into recession
Ireland, Europe’s poster child for austerity, has slipped back into recession, and the country’s 2012 GDP has been revised sharply lower from +o.9 per cent to just +0.2 per cent.
‘Absurd’ to read significance into today’s GDP revision, says ONS
The UK economy did not enter a double dip recession at the beginning of 2012, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
SNP currency plans threaten future stability of Scottish economy
Attempting to put in place an economic system without a fully-functioning central bank or convincing currency arrangements to underpin it, or without the knowledge of whether such a system would be compatible with admission to the EU or not, is like a ship setting sail for voyage without the security of its sheet anchor.