Steve Lang

Come clean on growth, by Steve Lang

Today’s publication of the Centre for Cities annual city index makes for interesting reading. The report, which ranks the economic performance of cities up and down the UK, find that while many are bouncing back quickly from recession, the recovery is likely to be unevenly spread across the country. Read more...

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Green for growth, by Steve Lang

While today’s growth figures were not as bad as expected by analysts, the fall from the previous quarter together with last week’s Spending Review will have focused minds in Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street. It was perhaps not surprising that David Cameron opted to focus on growth in his speech to the CBI yesterday. Read more...

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Banking on a green future, by Steve Lang

Today’s report from Bob Wigley’s Green Investment Bank Commission will no doubt ricochet between policy-makers at departments across Whitehall. Read more...

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