The Penn and Teller of British politics
If the two Ed’s are to be characterised as Wallace and Gromit, then I think it only right…
Budget 2012
Budget 2012 and the Local Finance Bill: the case for redistribution?
Budget 2012: it’s hardly going to down in history as a landmark Budget for local government. No big…
Osborne “couldn’t give a Friar Tuck”, says Balls
This isn’t a Robin Hood Budget, according to Ed Balls: “This Budget takes from lower and middle income…
Labour should be standing for the millions not the millionaires
Wednesday’s Budget was notable for two things; one was the continued viciousness of what is probably the most…
Labour calls for budget leak investigation
Axing the 50p rate is no more than the Tories looking after Tories
The truth about whether to cut the current 50p top rate of tax, is that no one actually…
Darling: UK needs confidence
He also says growth levels are “miserable”.
Why ‘millions versus the millionaires’ isn’t the slogan we need
Sometimes it is hard to remember how distinct and different the instincts and reactions of Labour Party members…
Heseltine to attack 50p tax cut?
Earlier this week on LabourList, Chuka Umunna told Mark Ferguson: “When I was in the chamber for the…
Three brilliant points made by George Osborne
George Osborne is a spectacularly wealthy man. That’s not my biased and tribal assessment of things, or if…
