Time to make the housing recovery a political priority
Lord Whitty, chair of Housing Voice, calls on politicians of all parties to make the housing recovery a priority.
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Budget 2012: “Clegg’s face said it all: Distant, pale and sullen” – Sco/Wal/NI reaction
Left Foot Forward’s devolution correspondent Ed Jacobs rounds up the Budget 2012 reaction from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Budget 2012: Osborne hasn’t done enough to help unemployed in the north
Katie Schmuecker, associate director of IPPR North, looks at the impact of George Osborne’s budget on the north of England.
Budget 2012: Tippex still wet on the coalition agreement
George Osborne’s budget has seen a complete change in the economic direction of this government, writes Left Foot Forward’s Cormac Hollingsworth.
Budget 2012: Impact per decile – the poorer you are, the harder you’re hit
Aside from the top decile, the poorest ten per cent will be hit the hardest by George Osborne’s budget, reports Shamik Das.
Budget 2012: It may do nothing for growth, but the fat cats will purr more loudly
Even though the abolition of the 50p tax rate may do nothing for growth, the fat cats will be delighted with George Osborne’s budget, writes Prof. George Irvin.
Budget 2012: Can Ed and Ed restore Labour’s credibility?
For Labour, today, budget day, marks a challenge – namely to speed up the journey towards regaining credibility on the economy, writes Ed Jacobs.
Rethinking rail: Greening should look to Europe and away from privatisation
Matt Dykes, the TUC’s public transport policy officer, calls on transport secretary Justine Greening to look to Europe for examples of how to run the railways.
Fine words Mr Cameron, now it’s time for action on infrastructure investment
Ahead of the budget, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves calls on the government to act fast on infrastructure investment to boost the economy.
Left and right should unite to support the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank
Richard Carr of Localis calls on politicians from all sides to support the creation of a new National Infrastructure Bank to boost growth and the recovery.