Salmond’s new separation strategy: Abandon the positive and pray for a Tory revival
Alex Salmond’s new separation strategy is to abandon the positive and pray for a Tory revival, writes shadow Scotland Office minister Willie Bain.
economy
GDP figures: It’s not just about growth per se but the type of growth
A return to growth is by itself not sufficient; of equal concern is the type of growth the economy is generating.
Jobs stats no cause for celebration – things could, and should, be an awful lot better
Today’s labour market stats are no cause for celebration – things could be, and should be, an awful lot better.
Unemployment down 50,000 to 2.53 million; employment up to nearly 30 million
Unemployment is down 50,000 to 2.53 million, with employment up to nearly 30 million, reports Shamik Das.
Unions tell IMF and World Bank to halt destructive austerity policies
Last weeks IMF/World Bank meetings in Tokyo highlighted the fact the austerity measures being forced upon countries are not working, writes Tony Burke.
Balls and Coaker say an economic revival in Northern Ireland will be top of their agenda
Ed Balls and Vernon Coaker have committed the next Labour Government to putting an economic revival in Northern Ireland at the top of their agenda.
Cameron and Osborne should look to Northern Ireland for a lesson in job creation
Ed Jacobs reports on the Northern Ireland Executive’s demonstration of the power of government to create jobs and bring about social change.
NIESR: Economy grew 0.8% in Q3 – but underlying picture remains weak
NIESR’s latest monthly estimates of GDP show the UK economy emerging from recession in Q3 2012 – up 0.8%; the underlying rate of growth, however, is weaker.
Economic update – October 2012: There’s been an upturn but the economy is still struggling
IPPR’s Amna Silim presents the latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for October 2012.
Shocking economic illiteracy from the Telegraph
In a grandiose editorial proclaiming Labour “cannot be trusted to rebuild Britain”, the Telegraph this morning showed that it cannot be trusted to tell the truth on the economy. Today’s leader column ranted: The slogan for this week’s Labourtest