Growth
Economic update – September 2011
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.
This is the slowest recovery since the Great Depression
New analysis shows the economy’s struggle to get back to its previous peak, which took place in Q1 2008, will take longer even that the Great Depression.
IMF boss repeats call for Plan B
The IMF's boss has given her strongest warning yet that Britain should slow the pace of its spending cuts. She called for countries "to adjust their austerity programmes".
The challenges for Labour in developing a credible banking regulation policy
Matthew Pitt on the debate on Plan B and banking regulation, and looks at what Labour needs to do next - plus a look at plans for a British Investment Bank.
Debunking the banking lobby’s scare tactics
The complete separation of retail and investment banking is an urgent prerequisite for future sustainable growth, not a reason to delay it, writes Compass’s Joe Cox.
Cable should concentrate on promoting growth not Goa
Goan sausages rather than growth seem to be on business secretary Vince Cable’s mind, with only one of 50 Regional Growth Fund projects green lighted by BIS.