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Three years into this government it’s clear their economic policies have failed – on living standards, growth and on deficit reduction too. That’s why, as I argued in my speech at Reuters today, the purpose of the spending review this month…
Yesterday we saw the full scale of David Cameron and George Osborne’s economic failure. And we also found out who is going to pay the price. Our economy is forecast to shrink this year. Almost 1 million young people are out of work. Prices…
These are tough times and they require tough decisions. As I will say at the Fabian Conference tomorrow, even with our five point plan for jobs and growth and the long-term reforms of our economy that Labour has been calling for, getting…
Last night Ed Balls gave the 2011 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture - we've reproduced the lecture here in full: It is a great honour to give the 10th Bevan lecture: To pay tribute to one of the towering heroes of the Labour movement; To speak…
By Ed Balls MP / @edballsmp The irresponsible actions of banks around the world caused the global financial crisis - and we are still dealing with the consequences. Families and businesses are paying a heavy price for those irresponsible…
Today Ed Balls has written to George Osborne, and asked him to withdraw his "false claim" about Labour being responsible for the fall in NHS spending. You can read the letter below: Balls Letter to Osborne on NHS (function() { var scribd =…
By Ed Balls MP "The weak thing to do is just to keep ploughing on and say 'I can't possibly change because I might have a difficult time at a press conference'. The tough, strong thing to do is say 'yes, we can make these plans better'."…
This afternoon Ed Balls addressed the Institute of Directors conference, and as well as outlining where he and George Osborne disagree, he also touched on some areas of agreement. You can read the speech below: Miles, thank you for inviting…
Responding to figures showing GDP growth of 0.5% in the first quarter of 2011 following the 0.5% contraction in the previous quarter, Ed Balls said: "These figures show an economy that has flatlined since the autumn. By making a political…
By Ed Balls MP / @edballsmp Families and businesses in Britain have paid a very heavy price for the irresponsible actions of banks around the world which caused the global financial crisis and plunged the whole world into recession. While…
By Ed Balls MP / @edballsmp Reacting to today's news that GDP has fallen by 0.5%, shadow chancellor Ed Balls said: "It is clearly a matter of great concern that Britain's economic recovery has now ground to a halt. As the independent Office…
Shadow home secretary Ed Balls has written to the Prime Minister, asking when he will fulfil his commitment to banning Hizb ut-Tahrir (plain text version below). The Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 19 January 2011 Dear…
