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 Former PM Keir Starmer to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras Former Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as the MP for Holborn and St… Daniel Green 1st September, 2026, 12:16 pm Analysis Change, not continuity, must be Burnham’s mantra As MPs return from recess to the corridors of Westminster, Burnham will address the Commons for the first… Daniel Green 1st September, 2026, 9:54 am Columnist Delivering in local government: How Labour is building a better Britain everywhere Labour councils up and down the country are helping to improve the lives of their residents. Week in,… Paul Dimoldenberg 1st September, 2026, 6:00 am
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