recession
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.
Spanish Treasury broke? Not when it comes to arms…
With deep austerity in place in Spain hitting workers, hospitals and school hardest is it really fair €1.7 billion has been loaned to the Ministry of Defence?
Children’s charities face ‘perfect storms’
Nick Davies is a Policy Manager at the Charity Children England. Although talk of the ‘Big Society’ has been somewhat […]
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.
Miliband and Cameron clash on the economy in first post-recess, post-reshuffle PMQs
Watch Ed Miliband and David Cameron clash on the economy at PMQs, 5th September 2012.
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.