Trade unions are central to improving productivity
High quality jobs and a strong employee voice are crucial for sustainable, fair productivity growth
George Osborne
Living wage: we cannot leave 1 million Londoners reliant on one small campaign
The best way for Osborne to cut the benefits bill would be to make the living wage compulsory
Credit unions are not enough to help people cope with austerity
The cost to society for problem debt is £8.3bn, and this government will only make things worse
Fracking: Lancashire versus George Osborne and Cuadrilla
This Monday councillors will decide whether to accept or reject fracking in the county
Economic experts warn against austerity
There are fears that the next Budget will put Scotland’s recovery at serious risk
The sell offs George Osborne doesn’t want you to know about
Once our public services have been sold to make profits for a wealthy few, we can’t get them back.
The government is fatally myopic when it comes to housing
George Osborne is intent on saving pennies in the short term to waste pounds in the future
Could Osborne’s budget plans actually work?
If the objective is to reduce debt from one year to the next, neither a surplus – nor even a balanced budget – is strictly necessary
The Sun spins Osborne’s £7bn loss into £14bn ‘profit’ in RBS sale coverage
The Tories could do anything to the economy and the press would eat it up
The fundamental accounting error in Osborne’s budget plans
Every household and business knows that borrowing for investment purposes is good