Northern Ireland health minister warns of “thousands” of job losses
Northern Ireland health minister Edwin Poots has hinted that free prescriptions could come to an end as part of efforts to address a £177 million shortfall.
economy
US stimulus has been a success
Guido Fawkes wrote yesterday that the US stimulus had failed. In fact, it’s created thousands of private-sector jobs and prevented a depression.
What’s the alternative?
What’s the alternative? Newington and East Walworth Labour party are holding a debate in Southwark for local residents on the alternative to the Coalition’s cuts.
IFS boss: Plan B “likely” if growth downgrade continues
IFS boss, Paul Johnson, has issued a stark warning to George Osborne. The prospects for growth are weak and if downgrades continue a “Plan B” is likely.
Public borrowing still a little ahead of expectations
It is early days yet, but the chancellor does not appear to making quite as much progress as he hoped in reducing public sector borrowing, reports Tony Dolphin.
Cameron’s government has a plan B for everything but the economy
David Cameron today performed yet another u-turn, this time over justice policy – here Left Foot Forward catalogues the Tory-led government’s litany of flip-flops.
Balls walks straight into Cameron’s trap
Leading economist Ann Pettifor, co-founder of the think tank PRIME, on how shadow chancellor Ed Balls walked straight into the Tory trap in his LSE speech yesterday.
Higher cost of basic goods is driving up inflation
Inflation was unchanged in May at 4.5 per cent according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics, reports the ippr’s senior economist Tony Dolphin.
Economic update – June 2011
The ippr’s senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at the key economic indicators and reviews the state of the UK economy in his latest economic update for Left Foot Forward.
The key questions for the new Energy Bill
Shadow energy minister Huw Irranca-Davies MP poses some of the key unanswered questions for the government’s new Energy Bill.