The North is suffering – how do we release the potential of the Northern economy?
Dalton Philips, the boss of supermarket chain Morrisons, has said that the double dip recession has hit the…
Unemployment
The number of young people on the dole for 12 months or more is up 306%
Unemployment is falling – always a good thing – but beneath the headline figures there are still some…
Cabinet member suggests unemployment of 2.6million is “good news”
Energy Secretary Ed Davey is under fire after implying that unemployment of 2.6million is “good news”. To make…
Complacency does not create jobs, only unemployment
It is a disgrace that Clegg and Cameron can describe this week’s employment figures as an improvement, when…
There are no recesses in opposition – so where is Ed?
Today on LabourList we’ve been talking about the “Economic Alternative”. Meanwhile Ed Miliband has been talking about the…
Anyone seen Dave? Or George? Or Iain? Or Chris?
This morning at 9.30am it was revealed that unemployment rose 47,000 in the last quarter of 2011 to…
Government has to act on unemployment, says Balls
Unemployment figures show austerity isn’t working
Today marks the three year anniversary of unemployment breaking the 2 million mark, and figures out today show…
We face an unemployment emergency
Today’s unemployment figures should set alarm bells ringing in Downing Street. The highest number of women unemployed since…
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…
