The government is guilty of disproportionate economic vandalism in the North
Monday’s announcement on High Speed Rail is good news for the North. Fast, frequent trains will be an…
Growth
BA boss Willie Walsh criticises Osborne on cuts and lack of growth
BA Chief Willie Walsh (no friend of the labour movement) has criticised the government’s cuts agenda, and said…
Economic recovery must be shared by all
Despite the UK’s emergence from recession, deficit reduction and economic recovery will continue to shape the life of…
Heseltine has a plan for growth, Osborne barely has a committee on it
Tarzan is back. The best leader the Tories never had ™ returned to front line politics today with…
Why are the Tories so secretive about their mystery “growth committee”?
Yesterday we asked if the Cabinet “Growth Committee” had even met yet, since no-one seemed to know who…
The Government’s Growth Committee has yet to meet – and they don’t even know who’s on it
Nearly two months ago, David Cameron set up the Cabinet Growth Implementation Committee – chaired by George Osborne.…
Ed Balls responds to GDP figures – “this is no time for complacency and wishful thinking”
Ed Balls has just put out the following statement in response to today’s GDP growth figures: “It’s good…
What happens if economic growth is a thing of the past?
The end of economic growth in the West is being discussed as a serious possibility. Some are predicting…
Despite growth being revised – this is what Osborne has done to the British economy
GDP figures from Q2 have now been revised, so that the economy only shrank by 0.4%, rather than…
If the Chancellor doesn’t radically change course – he’s a fool
Keynes once said (or perhaps said), “When the facts change I change my mind. What do you do,…
