Jobs and growth would benefit from green economy measures
Simon Bullock, senior campaigner for Friends of the Earth, explains how Jobs and growth will benefit from green economy measures.
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Unemployment: Headline figures camouflage underlying picture of weakness
A recovery driven by part-time work and accompanied by falling living standards won’t feel like a recovery to most people, writes Duncan Weldon.
Spending watchdog slams Regional Growth Fund waste
The government’s flagship Regional Growth Fund has today been slammed by the National Audit Office, reports Left Foot Forward’s Kevin Meagher.
How the Tories became an endangered species in the North of England
IPPR North researcher Lewis Goodall reflects on the 2012 local election results in Northern England.
Headline unemployment fall is good news, but underlying picture remains grim
The ‘recovery’ in the labour market over the most recent quarter has been characterised by part-time work and slowing wage growth; this is not good news.
We need a firm limit on the time we are prepared to tolerate anyone being unemployed
Society should place a firm limit on the amount of time we are prepared to tolerate anyone being unemployed, writes IPPR’s Graeme Cooke.
Calamity Grayling misuses the stats (again)
Gaffe-prone employment minister Chris Grayling added to his opus of incompetence today; Shamik Das chronicles all his balls ups down the years.
On jobs, Wales shows Clegg the way
The Welsh government yesterday outlined plans for 12,000 new jobs for young people over the next three years, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
Budget 2012: Some welcome news for cities, but questions remain about jobs and growth
Rachel Smith, research analyst at Centre for Cities, looks at the impact of George Osborne’s Budget 2012 on the cities of the United Kingdom.
Budget 2012: Osborne hasn’t done enough to help unemployed in the north
Katie Schmuecker, associate director of IPPR North, looks at the impact of George Osborne’s budget on the north of England.