In Focus: Stability and Prosperity Policy Commission
Working people across the country will have been hoping this week’s Budget would take action to tackle the…
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Towards a people’s railway for Scotland
By Mick Whelan and Karin Christiansen As delegates meet this weekend for the Scottish Labour Conference in Perth, there are…
Europe lacks the energy to act in Crimea
Today, the European Council will sit down and discuss two things, the Crimea crisis and the EU energy policy.…
Under 45? You’re being screwed.
“What do you think of Western civilisation?” A journalist once asked of Gandhi. “I think it would be…
Devolution is what Scottish Labour does
Herbert Morrison once said that “socialism is what the Labour Party does”. In other words, Labour is a…
The Tories are in trouble, because the Tories have no idea who “they” are
I realise that by even writing this piece I’m in danger of coming across as po faced –…
Lawson’s tax model is broken – Labour should restore progressive tax
In the run-up to this week’s budget, Lords Lawson and Lamont loudly led a campaign for a significant…
What is it the proles like again?
“So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left…
This was George Osborne’s Bingo Budget
Not only did it include a halving of bingo duty, designed to appeal to Robert Halfon’s ‘working class…
Why is Boris announcing his support for water cannon on Budget Day?
At today’s Mayor’s Question Time Boris Johnson announced his support for purchasing water cannon in London. For him…
