Grim economic news II: OECD cut UK growth prediction. Again
Alex Hern follows up yesterday’s economics round-up with another day of bad news. This time the OECD and Fitch have joined in, both predicting a slow-down.
Growth
Inflation starts to head lower (probably)
Tony Dolphin analyses the latest inflation figures, the Consumer Price Indices November 2011 report.
Cameron turns Britain from an outlier into an irrelevance
Cameron’s EU decision must be seen as an opportunity in opposition to both lead and win a debate on the twin issues of the future of multilateralism and Europe.
More grim news: Economists predict UK will be back in recession in 2012
Alex Hern reports on the projection that the British economy will fall into recession in 2012.
Women’s work – an opportunity for growth we can’t afford to pass up
James T. Plunkett looks at why increased participation in the workforce by women may be the key to growth that this government needs.
Deal or no deal for England’s cities
A look at the government’s new plan for ‘tailored city deals’; if the practice lives up to the rhetoric, it could be a strong driver of growth in the cities.
How bankers’ bonuses are contributing to the new credit crunch
Investors do not trust a banking sector grown drunk on bonuses – one of the reasons why we are facing a new credit crunch, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
Immigration policy should support UK economic growth, not undermine it
This week the coalition government has new cause to regret strapping itself to a pledge of reducing net migration to the “tens of thousands” per year by 2015.
Borrowing more to borrow less may not be political suicide
Leo Barasi examines whether the arguments that Labour can’t politically support deficit spending for growth hold up against the polling data.
Economic update, December 2011 – UK teeters on brink of recession
IPPR’s senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at the key economic indicators and reviews the state of the economy in his latest economic update for Left Foot Forward.