Full employment: an unattainable ‘holy grail?’
By Peter Barnard In 1951, unemployment stood at just 188,000, representing just 0.8 per cent of the population…
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Mandelson: “I’m a kindly pussycat”
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Very little can be written about Peter Mandelson that hasn’t already been said,…
The Conservatives can’t be trusted on VAT
By Toby Flux The Conservatives have denied that they have a secret scheme to increase VAT to 20%…
Invisible men
By Bill Dewison I shudder sometimes when I read what think tanks come up with, but I recently…
Vince Cable: “a major disaster has been averted”
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It’s not often we quote from the pages of the Daily or Sunday…
We can’t be serious about equality if we aren’t committed to ending child poverty
By Alexandra Kemp Last October, armed with a placard I’d made bearing the legend, “The Fabian Women’s Network…
All these people do is get our backs up
By John Gray Was I the only one to have his commute into work ruined yesterday morning by…
The ShortList: this week’s highlights
From @LabourList This is the LabourList ShortList, bringing you a weekly summary of the best content on the…
Will the real Tory economic powerhouse please stand up?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 This is Philip Hammond, whom ConservativeHome say will be a “very powerful Deputy…
Don’t bet the house on it: no turning back to housing boom and bust
By Joe Cox An analysis of the dynamic of the market and society is at the heart at…
