February 2011
Weak EU growth reveals the price of austerity
Total GDP growth in both the EU and the eurozone was 1.7% - sluggish but not entirely unexpected, compared to 3.2% growth in the US and a 0.5% contraction in the UK.
Stealth cuts could threaten the green economy
Quietly, almost imperceptibly, the ‘greenest Government ever’ is salami-slicing its green spending, reports Guy Shrubsole.
We need to stop more than lethal injection drugs being exported from the UK
Oliver Sprague, Amnesty International UK Arms Programme Director, outlines the issues sorrunding UK export of fluids for lethal injections and the action the government should take.
More No2AV claims fall flat
Further claims by the anti-reform No2AV campaign about the Alternative Vote have been exposed today, reports Shamik Das.
The lessons Labour should learn for any future coalition negotiations
Labour is well ahead in the opinion polls but the spade work has to be done now so the party is well-positioned for the possibility that the next election will result in another hung parliament.
We cannot address public sector pay without addressing private sector pay
The data about the earnings of ‘council fat cats’ need to be put in context; we cannot address public sector pay without addressing private sector pay.