The Osborne Effect - Britain vs Europe

GDP growth over the past three quarters

Figures for Ireland and Greece haven’t been released yet, but that hardly makes much difference to where the UK is on this graph. (H/T: Will Straw at Left Foot Forward)

Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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Hope in Holborn and St Pancras

There’s something about canvassing with certain politicians. It comes from the delays that happen because they are so…

Emma Burnell

5th October, 2026, 8:53 am

Comment

‘Britain and the EU – what are the options?’

This is the first of two pieces exploring the options for Britain’s future relationship with the EU by…

Richard Corbett

5th October, 2026, 6:00 am

Grassroots voices

‘For You Project: The Future of Campaigning?’

‘Digital is the future’. It’s a sentence we hear a lot, and as a young person making their…

Sam Couriel