Unemployment

Byrne, Beveridge and welfare myths

9 January 2012 | Claudia Wood

By jumping on the coalition’s anti-scroungers welfare bandwagon, Labour’s Liam Byrne has squandered a chance to make progressive changes to the welfare system Read more

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Euroland is not working

6 January 2012 | John Redwood

There seems little concern about the continuing rise in unemployment across the euro area. If European leaders were really worried about the situation, they would be planning for the weaker economies to leave the single currency in an early and orderly fashion Read more

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Why childcare spending makes economic sense

13 December 2011 | Nick Pearce

Government spending on childcare is essential to reduce child poverty and female unemployment. And it will help boost the economy too Read more...

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Autumn statement: time to be bold

28 November 2011 | Amna Silim

There are signals that tomorrow’s autumn statement will contain some proactive policies to stimulate economic growth. But the chancellor needs to go much further Read more...

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Jobless jump: don’t blame the eurozone

18 November 2011 | Paul Gregg

The sovereign debt crisis in Europe is not a major factor in the huge rise in unemployment announced this week. But it may start to have an effect in the months ahead Read more

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Out is no longer in

28 October 2011 | Mike Thatcher

You don’t have to be the governor of the Bank of England to appreciate that the current financial crisis is the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Read more...

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Job jitters for public sector

20 October 2011 | Paul Cleal

Public sector job losses are taking place much faster than expected, leading to reduced demand in the economy. Ministers will have to use reforms set out in the Open public services white paper to mitigate the effects of further cuts Read more

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IDS goes back to Victorian values

3 October 2011 | Claudia Wood

Iain Duncan Smith’s moral crusade on welfare at today’s Conservative Party conference does not address the concerns of 2.51 million unemployed   Read more

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Bleak outlook for living standards

15 September 2011 | Robert Joyce

The recession that started more than three years ago has taken some time to impact on household income, but the pain has only been postponed and not avoided Read more

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Will the Work Programme work?

22 August 2011 | Ian Mulheirn

Just how viable is the government’s scheme to get the long-term jobless back into work? Read more

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