Recovery
Low growth implications for living standards particularly bleak
In the aftermath of such a deep fall in output the implications of today’s growth figures for real trends in living standards are particularly bleak.
What role do we want VAT to pay in our tax system?
James Plunkett, secretary to the Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards, writes of the need for a debate on the role of VAT in the tax system.
The bad news in yesterday’s employment stats (and it’s not about migration)
The claim that migrants are disproportionately accessing jobs in Britain compared to workers of UK nationality is based on a simple misreading of the statistics.
Economic update – July 2011
The IPPR's senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at the key economic indicators and reviews the state of the UK economy in his latest economic update.
The High Street spiral of self-harm
Ann Pettifor reports on the latest grim news from the high street today, and outlines possible solutions to the downturn.
Economic update – June 2011
The ippr's senior economist Tony Dolphin looks at the key economic indicators and reviews the state of the UK economy in his latest economic update for Left Foot Forward.