22nd March, 2010, 8:30 am Budget details begin to emerge – 8 in the morning, March 22nd Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Alistair Darling will unveil a £2 billion pound “green” investment bank in this week’s budget to help Britain’s transformation to a low carbon economy. * The Chancellor must find another £10 billion in budget savings to halve the budget deficit, reports the Times. * Gordon Brown will compare the arrival of superfast broadband to the invention of electricity, saying it will save the government billions of pounds and revolutionise the provision of public services. * The PM will today make a new attempt to resolve the BA dispute. * A People’s Bank can kickstart Labour’s radical new agenda, writes Jackie Ashley. * Britain’s economic recovery remains fragile and will not pick up pace until next year, warns the CBI. * Does Labour have a problem on voter registration, asks Mike Smithson of Political Betting. * President Obama has become the first US president in a century to achieve comprehensive healthcare reform. Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Rachel Reeves vows to make ‘necessary choices’ in Budget, but promises ‘fairness at its heart’ Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to take the necessary choices to deliver strong foundations for the economy in… Daniel Green 4th November, 2025, 8:37 am News Labour under pressure over delays to EHRC trans guidance The Labour government has been accused by gender-critical groups of slow-walking guidance for schools and businesses following the… Daniel Green 4th November, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘More than warehouses of pain – Labour’s response to the prison crisis must be humane and evidence led’ Last week saw the release of the (rather misnomered) Safety in Custody statistics – the most recent government… Sara Hyde 4th November, 2025, 6:00 am
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