Recovery
Budget 2012: Can Ed and Ed restore Labour’s credibility?
For Labour, today, budget day, marks a challenge - namely to speed up the journey towards regaining credibility on the economy, writes Ed Jacobs.
Left and right should unite to support the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank
Richard Carr of Localis calls on politicians from all sides to support the creation of a new National Infrastructure Bank to boost growth and the recovery.
Pre-budget memo to Mr Osborne: Tax cuts for the many, not the few will boost growth
Ahead of the budget, Laura Bradley, a researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) argues tax cuts for the many, not the few will boost growth.
Economic update – March 2012: External events key to any recovery
IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for March 2012.
Institutionalised prejudice against co-ops will delay economic recovery
Institutionalised prejudice against co-ops by organisations like the Financial Services Authority will delay the economic recovery, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
Encouraging news on jobs, but far too early to call a labour market recovery
This month’s REC/KPMG Report on Jobs makes for moderately hopeful reading, but it is still far too early to call a labour market recovery, writes Richard Exell.