Labour and Lib Dems could benefit from Boris’s airports fetish
John Stewart, chair of AirportWatch, writes about the potential electoral consequences of Boris Johnson’s lust for more airports and runways in the South East.
economy
This depression is the longest in modern history, so why is the economy still creating jobs?
With today’s GDP figures confirming this is the longest depression in modern UK history, IPPR’s Spencer Thompson asks why the economy is still creating jobs.
GDP down 0.3% – economy flatlines through 2012
Gross Domestic Product shrank 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2012 – with the economy flatlining through the whole of 2012.
Borrowing is rising after all
Latest figures show borrowing is continuing to rise.
Long-term unemployment: The national emergency that refuses to go away
IPPR’s Spencer Thompson looks at solutions to the scourge of long-term unemployment.
Cameron isn’t being listened to in Scotland
As he stood shoulder with his ronseal partner to declare that all is well in coalition Government land, David Cameron yesterday told journalists that he would work hard to win the “arguments of both the head and the heart” intest
The labour market in 2013 – what’s in store?
Richard Exell looks at what the labour market has in store for 2013.
High inflation set to continue into 2014
The stubborn nature of inflation stops the Bank of England from acting, pushes living costs further up and is seemingly ignored by the government.
Michigan’s ‘right-to-work’ bill enshrined in law as Gov. Snyder accused of “caving to the rich”
The Michigan state legislature this week signed controversial ‘right to work’ proposals into law, banning agreements that force workers to pay union dues.
Economic update – December 2012: Triple-dip ahead?
IPPR’s Amna Silim presents the latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for December 2012.