Whose recovery is it?
We live in strange times. It is a world where nothing is quite as it seems. For tuning…
Economy
Britain’s unbalanced economy offers no real recovery for the forgotten millions
The recent return to growth is welcome. Particularly after the Government’s misguided economic plan starved the economy of…
Does the coalition have secret spending plans that they’re hiding from us?
So there’s a press release out from Lib Dem lickspittle Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander. It’s…
UK recovery vs the US recovery – an uncomfortable truth for Osborne
Today, the US growth rate for 2013 was announced. It’s the same as the UK’s growth rate –…
Labour can do more to show it is pro business
Labour’s pledge to reinstate the 50p tax rate has provoked further arguments that the party is anti-business. This…
This is good growth – but it’s unbalanced growth too
So the economy grew by 1.9% in the last year. Normally that’d be nothing to write home about,…
What a difference two years make
The reaction to Ed Balls’ speech on deficit reduction at the Fabian New Year Conference on Saturday couldn’t…
Full text: Ed Balls commits Labour to budget surplus – and announces 50p tax rate plan
In a speech to the Fabian Society New Year conference today, Ed Balls said: Thanks Jessica. And thanks…
Ed Balls: Labour will deliver a surplus in government, and cut the national debt
In a keynote speech to the Fabian Society conference, Ed Balls will announce that Labour is committed to balancing…
Ed Miliband “One Nation Economy” speech – full text
In a speech at Senate House in London on banking reform and a “One Nation Economy”, Ed Miliband…
