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.
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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.
Fairtrade: An entrepreneurial, responsible private sector is key to sustainable growth
At the end of Fairtrade Fortnight, shadow international development minister Tony Cunningham writes about the moral, and economic, importance of fair trade.
Economic update – March 2012: External events key to any recovery
IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for March 2012.
US recovery shows the failure of Osborne’s ‘Voodoo Economics’
While the US economy shows encouraging signs of recovery, we in the UK are paying for chancellor George Osbourne’s own misguided version of Voodoo Economics.
Cameron still doesn’t get the need for an interventionist manufacturing strategy
David Cameron and George Osborne still don’t get the need for a robust and interventionist manufacturing strategy, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.