Recovery
Telling the story of the recession
James Plunkett, secretary to the Resolution Foundation’s Commission on Living Standards, looks at the story of the recession, for the UK and the world.
Osborne set to U-turn on QE – so why not on Plan B?
Chancellor George Osborne looks set to give the green light to a second round of Quantitative Easing - a policy he once described as “an admission of failure”.
“Unrealistic assumptions”? Who is Mr Osborne talking about?
Last night, Geroge Osborne never named those he felt should be busy re-examining their view of the world. Could it be that the answer lies close to home?
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.
Household finances are a millstone around the neck of recovery
A new poll from the Resolution Foundation reveals almost half of all people on low-to-middle incomes now say they have no cash left over at the end of each month.