A truly independent BBC must be owned by its licence fee payers
Monday’s deal between the BBC and Government to hand the Corporation responsibility for funding TV licences for over-75s…
The next Labour leader must champion electoral reform
In the most disproportionate election result in modern British electoral history, on the 7th May 2015, the Conservative…
Five key mistakes Miliband made that the next leader must learn from
Over the last couple of weeks I have been writing about the leadership race – how each candidate…
Don’t let the Tories off the hook – there is an economic alternative
The Chancellor boasted today that ‘this is a big Budget…a new settlement from a one nation government’’. It…
The tough choices Labour must make
This column isn’t going to win me any friends on the left but it’s about time Labour got…
Osborne has stolen Labour’s language, but make no mistake: this Budget will just increase inequality
“This will be a budget is for working people” – George Osborne opened his speech today with these…
Osborne may have stolen Labour’s rhetoric on non-doms, but his proposals are seriously flawed
The Tories are starting to make a habit of stealing Labour’s tax clothing. First, came Labour’s proposals for…
“He says he stands up for working people. What he does makes them worse off.” – Full text of Harriet Harman’s Budget response
The Chancellor is said to be liberated without the ties of coalition holding him back. Mr Deputy Speaker,…
How will the right wing press report Osborne’s non-dom policy?
You might recall Ed Miliband pledged to abolish the non-dom tax status back in April. The policy was…
PMQs Verdict: Tiresome exchange just a pre-Budget formality
“I’ve got all day, Mr. Speaker… There’s nothing else on.” David Cameron’s sarcastic aside as he was shouted…
