Cameron and Osborne should look to Northern Ireland for a lesson in job creation
Ed Jacobs reports on the Northern Ireland Executive’s demonstration of the power of government to create jobs and bring about social change.
Growth
NIESR: Economy grew 0.8% in Q3 – but underlying picture remains weak
NIESR’s latest monthly estimates of GDP show the UK economy emerging from recession in Q3 2012 – up 0.8%; the underlying rate of growth, however, is weaker.
IMF reassessment a massive boost for Ed Balls’s 5-point plan for growth
Last night’s IMF reassessment on the UK economy is a massive boost for Ed Balls’s 5-point plan for growth, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
IMF: Cuts hurt growth more than expected
The IMF thinks cuts have damaged growth more than previously thought, reports Will Straw.
Economic update – October 2012: There’s been an upturn but the economy is still struggling
IPPR’s Amna Silim presents the latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for October 2012.
Lab 2012: Time for a fundamental rethinking of housing strategy
There’s a growing recognition housing is a priority not just to meet a pressing social need, but also as a key element of a growth strategy.
Regional Growth Fund failure “nothing short of scandalous”
The government’s flagship Regional Growth Fund policy has fallen on its face and been reduced to a money-saving exercise.
Balls attacks long-term damage of Osborne’s “short-term pain”
Ed Balls will today warn of the “long-term damage” being done to the economy and “long-term price” paid by the country for George Osborne’s economic failures.
Umunna: The case for an active government and modern industrial policy
Read the text of shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna’s speech todoay to Policy Network’s conference on growth and a new political economy.
0% growth forecast highlights need for stimulus to promote employment, growth and spending
The Bank of England’s latest warning that the economy has hit the buffers and will come grinding to a screeching halt later this year comes as no surprise.
