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Debt has become a convenient cover for ideological cuts

By Ranjit Sidhu | Published: March 12, 2013

We must be watchful of a spinning of facts by this government to justify its policies. Nowhere has this been more apparent than when Cameron and co talk about government borrowing.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged austerity, deficit reduction, economic plan b, George Osborne | 7 Responses

Birmingham’s widening “jaws of doom”

By Joseph D'Urso | Published: February 1, 2013

Birmingham’s Labour-run council is facing a £625 million deficit by 2016/2017. Budget cuts of up to 50% are planned. What public services will survive?

Posted in Public Services for All | Also tagged Birmingham, budget, communities, councils, cuts, Eric Pickles, local authorities, local government, public spending, Sir Albert Bore | 4 Responses

IMF reassessment a massive boost for Ed Balls’s 5-point plan for growth

By Cormac Hollingsworth | Published: October 9, 2012

Last night’s IMF reassessment on the UK economy is a massive boost for Ed Balls’s 5-point plan for growth, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged cuts, Ed Balls, Growth, IMF | Leave a comment

OBR figures show a long term fiscal challenge that needs long term solutions

By Amna Silim | Published: July 13, 2012

Projections released by the OBR today reveal the full scale of the long term fiscal challenge facing the UK

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged GDP, public sector debt | 13 Responses

Balls calls for “three more u-turns” – on a bankers’ bonus tax, 50p and the ‘granny tax’

By Shamik Das | Published: July 2, 2012

As the Finance Bill reaches its final stages in the Commons today, Ed Balls has called on George Osborne to u-turn on bonuses, the 50p cut and the ‘granny tax’.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged 50p, bankers' bonuses, budget, Ed Balls, granny tax, rich, u-turns | 28 Responses

Krugman: Government deficits are a consequence of the crisis, not a cause

By Katie Stanton | Published: June 28, 2012

This country is relying too heavily on pre-crisis policy ideas that have since been disproved.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged austerity, Paul Krugman | 13 Responses

Now the EC warns Osborne: Deficit “projected to fall more slowly” due to weak growth

By Shamik Das | Published: May 30, 2012

The European Commission today became the latest international body to issue a warning on the state of the UK economy, reports Shamik Das.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged economy, European Commission, George Osborne, Growth, recession, Recovery | 19 Responses

Budget 2012: Can Ed and Ed restore Labour’s credibility?

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 21, 2012

For Labour, today, budget day, marks a challenge – namely to speed up the journey towards regaining credibility on the economy, writes Ed Jacobs.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged budget, economy, Ed Balls, Ed Miliband, George Osborne, Growth, Labour, recession, Recovery | 15 Responses

Slowing tax receipts mean no end to the deficit is in sight

By Cormac Hollingsworth | Published: February 21, 2012

Cormac Hollingsworth looks at how the fall in tax receipts will harm attempts to pay off the deficit.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged Growth, income, income tax, tax, tax receipts | 12 Responses

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