‘How Reeves can learn from the failures of Bidenomics – and make levelling up work’
Progressive governments across the world are learning a hard lesson: even if businesses and economists are patting you…
George Dibb
‘Labour’s manifesto is more ambitious than the Ming vase strategy suggests’
For all the talk of Labour’s safety-first approach and Keir Starmer’s ‘Ming vase’ strategy, the 2024 manifesto launched…
Budget 2024: ‘The Tories want to play politics while services crumble’
Yesterday the Chancellor engaged in the usual pre-budget charade of touring the Sunday studios trying to drum up…
‘A non-dom Budget would show Labour can tax without hitting most workers’
Expectation management is starting to ramp up ahead of next week’s budget and the messages coming out of…
‘Why Labour should not roll back plans to close the private equity tax loophole’
This weekend the Financial Times reported that senior Labour figures had discussed rolling back one of its remaining…
‘Labour will turn Tory economics on its head, even within its fiscal rules’
At last month’s Global Investment Summit, held in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace, Rishi Sunak, sat alongside…
‘In 2024, Starmer must avoid the mistakes of Wilson in 1964’
Imagine that you have just become Prime Minister. It’s your first day on the job. You have managed…
‘The government’s plans for post-election spending cuts are a trap for Labour’
This is a story about public capital investment. I know it might not sound like the makings of…
Summer reading list: Five things to read to understand Labour’s economic thinking
A hush settles over Portcullis House. Parliament Square empties of staffers and is refilled with tourists queueing for…
