Autumn statement 2012
The chancellor is delivering his autumn statement. Watch it live. We will have detailed analysis and reaction later today on Left Foot Forward.
economy
The message is clear across the UK – it’s time to change course now
The UK braces ahead of the autumn statement tomorrow and the message from all the nations is clear – now is the time to change course.
Osborne’s ‘dash for gas’ dashes hopes for growth
The economy would be £20 billion a year better off in 20 years with a focus on wind power over gas, a new report reveals today.
Osborne needs a new fiscal rule
Ahead of Wednesday’s autumn statement, IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin argues now is the time for chancellor George Osborne to change his fiscal rules.
Demand remains subdued and manufacturing in decline ahead of Osborne’s autumn statement
George Osborne came under increasing pressure today to change course ahead of his autumn statement as new figures showed UK manufacturing continues to decline.
Adonis: Dither, delay and failure are costing the economy
Lord Adonis, Labour’s infrastructure and growth spokesman in the House of Lords, writes about the government’s failure to get the green economy going.
The economic costs and real life consequences of the social housing crunch
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, Kevin Gulliver looks at the costs – economic and human – of the social housing crunch.
IFS: Borrowing figures “an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu for Osborne”
The Institute for Fiscal Studies have said today’s public sector finance figures will result in a feeling of “déjà vu” for the chancellor.
Graph: Another year, another reassessment, a longer wait to pass the pre-crash peak
This morning’s FT has a brilliant graph showing how each successive reassessment of the economy predicts the recovery will take longer to take hold.
Poll: Public back Labour’s argument the cuts are “too far and too fast”
The latest Sun/YouGov poll shows more support for Labour’s argument on the cuts than the coalition’s.