economy
Businesses in a funk: The real reason GDP fell in Q4 2011
GDP contracted because businesses went into a funk, cut their spending and hoarded cash instead, writes IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin.
New record high for NEETs in 2011 – but why?
IPPR’s Richard Darlington looks at why there’s been such a rocket in the number of NEETs in 2011. Is it EMA? Is it the Future Jobs Fund? Is it just the Tories?
Reeves: “We must ensure we pass the test of fiscal credibility”
Rachel Reeves will echo Ed Balls and Ed Miliband's recent calls for "fiscal credibility" being key to Labour "earning people's trust back" in a speech tomorrow.
David Miliband is spot on in highlighting the structural roots of youth unemployment
David Miliband is right to draw attention to the youth unemployment emergency as one of the most pressing issues facing the UK, writes IPPR’s Tess Lanning.
Transparency, accountability, responsibility: Miliband’s “one nation banking” principles
Ed Miliband will lay out his plans for a new era of responsibility at the top and outline his vision of “one nation banking” in a speech to Reuters today.
Krugman savages the “austerity debacle”
Paul Krugman has attacked the “austerity debacle” taking place in Britain, pointing out the UK is "nowhere close" to regaining ground lost during the recession.