Osborne’s economic policy is to stick his head in the sand
Emily Thomas explains why the government’s continued reticence to ‘lend’ money is deeply worrying for the UK’s economic recovery.
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Commons to vote today on Labour’s five-point plan for jobs
While the Lords votes on the NHS reforms, Labour will use an Opposition Day Debate in the Commons to debate the economy, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
If Osborne gives up the lead on climate change, he can kiss goodbye to a recovery
IPPR’s Andrew Pendleton writes about how Osborne giving up the lead on fighting climate change means that he’ll be giving up the lead on the recovery.
Grayling dragged into Fox/Werritty scandal – are Osborne, Gove and Hague next?
Employment minister Chris Grayling was dragged down into the increasingly murky depths of the Liam Fox/Adam Werritty scandal today, reports Shamik Das.
The coalition has flunked preparations for this banking crisis
Cormac Hollingsworth explains the coalition’s under-preparation with regards to the new global financial crisis
Will quantitative easing work this time?
George Irvin runs the rule over the aims of the latest round of quantitative easing, and asks whether it will work for a second time.
One-club Osborne drives economy further into the rough
William Bain MP (Labour, Glasgow North East) is the shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, and contributor to “What Next for Labour? Ideas for a New Generation” It is often claimed that George Osborne views himself as a latter-day Nigeltest
Osborne: Speaking truth to wealth and power? Really?
George Osborne vowed “to speak truth to power and wealth” at the Tory party conference this week – but dare he speak economic truth to the rest of us?
Reducing job security won’t decrease unemployment
Sara Ibrahim shows how reducing job security by weakening the tribunals system won’t decrease unemployment.
No growth? ‘Keep calm and carry on’ says Osborne
The coalition has put all its chips on chancellor George Osborne getting it right on the economy, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ben Fox.