Why intervention in Syria is necessary: a response to the critics
I said in my LabourList column last week that we will look back and regret not intervening in…
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For a balanced recovery, cities need more powers to drive growth
At last the UK economy appears to be recovering from the deepest peacetime recession in the last 100…
This is good growth – but it’s unbalanced growth too
So the economy grew by 1.9% in the last year. Normally that’d be nothing to write home about,…
What a difference two years make
The reaction to Ed Balls’ speech on deficit reduction at the Fabian New Year Conference on Saturday couldn’t…
Undervalued and in debt: public service workers deserve more than this
First things first; the latest figures showing unemployment continuing to fall are clearly welcome news. However, there remain many…
The Tories have a total tin-ear on tax and the super rich. Ed Balls must be delighted today
As Ed Balls peruses this morning’s papers, he must hardly believe his luck. An announcement made at a…
The Holocaust was not simply a moment in time
The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is ‘journeys’: whether the physical hardship of the journey to…
Whatever happened to the Chilcot report?
The Iraq Inquiry, headed by Sir John Chilcot, held its final public session almost exactly three years ago.…
Growing and earning our way out of the cost of living crisis
David Cameron and George Osborne want us pat them on the back after subjecting the country to three…
The week in bits: The ‘I only just realised’ Aidan Burley Defence™
Aidan Burley’s train of thought “Not an easy day to forget. I remember every detail. The Member of…
