It’s a complex economy, stupid
The following is an edited version of a chapter from IPPR’s forthcoming book, “Complex New World: Translating new economic thinking into public policy”.
economy
Double blow for Osborne: 52% want him sacked, and just 2% of Tories want him as leader
More than half the public want George Osborne removed as chancellor, a poll yesterday revealed, while just 2% of Tories want him as their next leader.
CPAG: Osborne’s £3bn tax credit cuts “may have deepened the recession”
George Osborne’s swingeing tax credit cuts of £3 billion may have contributed to the dire Q2 downturn, the Child Poverty Action Group said today.
Latest GDP numbers mean Britain’s economy has shrunk since general election
The latest poor GDP numbers mean Britain’s economy has shrunk since general election.
Further poll blow for Cameron as Labour take biggest lead for five years
There was more grim poll news for David Cameron today, with a significant fall in perceptions of coalition competence over the past year.
The left shouldn’t celebrate if Osborne is dropped, it could just benefit the Tories
Cameron has a viable and potentially winning game plan once again. Labour must have a better one.
IMF downgrades growth forecast AGAIN as Balls warns of “heavy long term price” of failure
The IMF downgraded its UK growth forecast today for the third time in under a year.
Labour seize on CBI’s “damning indictment” of Osborne’s “really disappointing” growth fail
Labour sought to pile the pressure on George Osborne today following last night’s savaging of the government’s growth record by CBI chief John Cridland.
Miliband redirects Barclays rage to Cameron over PM’s inaction
Ed Miliband sought to refocus public anger over the Barclays Libor scandal toward David Cameron and George Osborne over their inaction and hypocrisy.
There is a clash of priorities in the government’s austerity economics
What comes after austerity is the subject of a major conference being hosted by the TUC next week. But just how austere is the austerity age?