Greece needs growth not austerity to rebuild democracy
The humanitarian disaster unfolding in Greece is a wake-up call for all those who want the flame of…
Growth
The ten-point failure of the Tories’ long-term economic plan
David Cameron talks about the Tories’ ‘long-term economic plan’ at every PMQs. Tory MPs line up to parrot…
Incomes on the rise, but not yet back to levels when Labour left office
Incomes have returned to pre-recession levels, according to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), but…
Fixing Britain’s two-tier economy
In the 20th Century, well-organised, fair-paying factories and offices stood at the heart of the Labour movement and…
Liam Byrne to chair cross-party group on inclusive growth
An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been set up to promote debate on the nature of “inclusive growth”,…
The Adonis review isn’t sexy – but it could rebuild cities, renew communities and change lives
Tonight, Jon Cruddas – who has been in the limelight more than he’d probably like in the last…
Like déjà vu all over again
Despite the ink being barely dry on the Coalition’s Growth and Infrastructure Act, the latest Queen’s Speech has…
Only Labour can deliver Agenda 2030 for balanced, long term growth
In a speech in January, George Osborne outlined the Tories’ vision of a “permanently smaller” state as an…
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…
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,…
