Labour’s strategy may be about to be tested to breaking point
They are so fragile and young, we can’t even call them green shoots. The recent indications of some…
Growth
Britain’s place in the global economy
The pressure Britain is facing from a transforming global economy brings many tough challenges but also clear opportunities.…
Even Tory MPs think economy will get worse
George Osborne thinks that the economy will pick up in 2012. However a poll of his backbenchers (published…
The Osborne Effect: Growth halved in just 12 months
Today the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) released a report suggesting that George Osborne has…
The graph Osborne doesn’t want you to see
There’s been some complacency and some crowing today as economic growth was revised up from 0.5% to 0.6%…
The Osborne Effect: OECD slash growth projection
Today the OECD slashed growth projections for next year. Just six months ago they were predicting 1.8% growth…
Balls vs Brillo on the economy
Osborne Effect: Keeping up with the Joneses?
GDP Growth over the past 12 months: Figures can be found here – incidentally, the more countries you…
Good growth
Those on the left have long presumed that there was more to life than the simple maximisation of…
We are in danger of playing into Tory hands on growth
Since 2008 the Conservative Party has used the cover of the deficit to attack state provision of services.…
