Can the clapping we saw last year translate into real political change?
The latest YouGov poll shows the Conservatives 13 points ahead of Labour. There are different ways of looking at this…
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Why is Labour not opposing Rishi Sunak’s personal allowance freeze?
Labour is not going to oppose the personal allowances freeze in Rishi Sunak’s Budget. The Chancellor has announced…
Labour highlights cuts buried in the Budget and Tory pork-barrel politics
Despite the carefully choreographed social media performance (and a new party political broadcast from the BBC), many will feel that…
Israelis and Palestinians need to work together to defeat Covid-19
The success of Israel’s response to Covid-19 with an effective vaccination programme is widely acknowledged. Israel is vaccinating…
We need our own Welsh constitutional convention – a people’s convention
Our RightWhen Bob Dylan sang “don’t speak too soon for the wheel is still in spin, for the…
Our public service heroes must not pay the price for Rishi Sunak’s mistakes
As GMB national secretary for public services, I have spent the pandemic with NHS workers, paramedics, cleaners, caterers,…
Fallen short yet again: the Budget simply doesn’t do enough for the self-employed
In the Budget today, Rishi Sunak stood at the despatch box and said, “We will continue doing whatever…
Budget 2021: Big focus on business, but where was plan for public services?
Rishi Sunak delivered a Budget that many will say was difficult for Labour. With a corporation tax rise…
“Papering over the cracks” – Keir Starmer’s response to the Budget
Below is the full text of the speech given by Labour leader Keir Starmer in response to the…
PMQs: ‘Global Britain’ under fire as PM grilled on Yemen humanitarian crisis
Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson faced off this afternoon ahead of the Budget. With the economic statement overshadowing…
