Columnist London farmers’ protest: ‘This might just be round one of Labour versus farmers’ ‘Get in a row with farmers’ was probably not high on the government’s ideal November to-do list. Especially… Aveek Bhattacharya 18th November, 2024, 1:37 pm
Budget 2024 Budget 2024: ‘Tax booze, betting and tobacco to raise cash and public health’ Rachel Reeves is going to face the mother of all juggling acts when she comes to deliver her… Aveek Bhattacharya 28th October, 2024, 9:12 am
Columnist ‘Securonomics, Heevesianism… why you won’t find Labour’s vision in buzzwords’ Thirty years ago, Gordon Brown was being ridiculed for his reference to “Post Neo-Classical Endogenous Growth Theory” –… Aveek Bhattacharya 14th May, 2024, 2:32 pm
Columnist ‘For policy inspiration, Labour can look close to home: Wales’ In theory, one of the most attractive features of devolution is that it allows parts of the country… Aveek Bhattacharya 21st February, 2024, 8:00 am
Columnist ‘Labour should tax the tobacco industry – and spend the proceeds on public health’ Labour, it is fair to say, is pretty reluctant to attach its name to new taxes. The reasons… Aveek Bhattacharya 30th December, 2023, 9:30 am
Columnist Autumn statement 2023 unpacked: Where key policies leave Labour now Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of new measures in his autumn statement today, in a bid… Andrew Harrop, Eden Kulig, Cat Hobbs, Ben Glover, Aveek Bhattacharya & Mathew Lawrence 22nd November, 2023, 4:39 pm
Columnist ‘Our research shows voters want to cut meat consumption. Labour policy must reflect this’ The draft National Policy Forum documents published by LabourList in May contained a pledge by the party to… Aveek Bhattacharya 16th September, 2023, 2:00 pm