What is our common purpose?
Former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher writes about public services and the economy ahead of the Progress Annual Conference.
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How the Tories became an endangered species in the North of England
IPPR North researcher Lewis Goodall reflects on the 2012 local election results in Northern England.
Unless we win the economic argument we can’t deliver social justice
The lesson from Labour’s 1992 election defeat is that unless the party wins the economic argument it cannot deliver social justice, writes Meg Hillier MP.
US economy grows as UK economy shrinks
As the UK economy descends into a double-dip recession, new figures today show the US economy continuing to grow, albeit it at a slower rate, writes Shamik Das.
Krugman: “Keynesians have been completely right, Austerians utterly wrong”
“The results are in: Keynesians have been completely right, Austerians utterly wrong – at vast human cost” – so wrote Nobel laureate Paul Krugman today.
UK double-dips for first time in 37 years; Balls: Government’s economic credibility “in tatters”
The opposition, press and economists turned on the government today for the UK’s descent into a double-dip recession for the first time since the mid-seventies.
OBR get growth projection wrong (again)
The OBR has got its growth projection wrong again. Last month they predicted growth this quarter of 0.3 per cent. Today’s figures show they are out by 0.5 percentage points.
Osborne’s expansionary fiscal contraction has failed
Following last month’s budget, the government’s reputation for economic competence has taken has taken another hit, writes IPPR Chief Economist Tony Dolphin.
Economic update – April 2012: Coalition failures put Britain in the slow lane
IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for April 2012.
Is George Osborne questioning capitalism?
Is George Osborne joining other Tories who have lately voiced concerns about capitalism, indeed is he suggesting capitalism itself is “morally repugnant”?