Praise for Theresa May’s plans to put workers on boards forgets the Tories’ shameful curbs on unions
Theresa May wants to have worker representation on boards, but without undoing the onerous trade union restrictions, the…
Dan McCurry
Forget the empty slogans – Out campaigners already finding the reality of Brexit is losing control
The biggest lie told by the Leave campaign was the slogan itself, “Take Back Control”. It may have…
Dan McCurry: Labour’s Scotland problem shows it is time to become the party of the south
David Cameron won a general election by persuading southern England that Labour would be a pushover for the…
Brown was right to call on Keynes after the banking crisis – and the new IMF report proves the perils of austerity
The 2010 general election was famous for its polarised economic views. Gordon Brown advocated a Keynesian response to…
Steel crisis and Chinese dumping shows why we need a truly ethical foreign policy
While Carwyn Jones, Welsh First Minister, has travelled to India to ensure the board of Tata consider…
It’s time to focus the argument on Osborne – and why he got it so wrong on austerity
It’s worth remembering that George Osborne helped cause the Euro crisis – indirectly at least. In 2008, Gordon…
Snoopers’ charter is a direct threat to trade union freedoms
When the police search a house they no longer look under the bed or behind the fridge, but…
McDonnell should not forget People’s Quantitative Easing
John McDonnell proposed People’s Quantitative Easing shortly after Jeremy Corbyn was made leader of the Labour Party. It…
Why “Boris Airport” won’t work – and Labour should back Heathrow expansion
When Boris Johnson speaks about building a £50b three-runway airport to the east of London, he assumes that…
Nick Clegg – perpetual Deputy Prime Minister?
What is the true motive for Nick Clegg’s House of Lords reforms? After the AV debacle the idea…
