The challenges of opposing government economic policy during the crisis
Labour is still working out its response to the Chancellor’s summer statement on Wednesday. The party came up…
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A pub landlady’s guide to post-lockdown drinking
Pubs have been working flat out to get everything sorted and welcome people back. Guidelines cover everything from…
Eat Out to Help Out. Is this the Chancellor’s ‘let them eat cake’ moment?
“We can all eat out to help out,” said Rishi Sunak, announcing his initiative to subsidise restaurant-goers to…
My priorities as the new chair of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East
The looming annexation of the West Bank means there is much for me to do as the new…
Promised a New Deal. Got a meal deal.
Rishi Sunak is winning plaudits again for his big spending during the coronavirus crisis. This time, the Chancellor…
Just as the NHS emerged from WWII, so must a National Care Service from Covid
On the 72nd birthday of the NHS, its chief executive Sir Simon Stevens called for a properly funded…
Labour Business: 10 principles for a positive future with the EU
The right to request an extension of the Brexit transition period, which would have allowed negotiations to continue…
Rishi Sunak’s announcements – and what’s missing from his economic update
Rishi Sunak made a series of announcements in his summer economic update delievered to the House of Commons…
“Today, Britain should have had a back-to-work Budget” – Dodds’ full speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Anneliese Dodds in response to the Chancellor’s summer…
PMQs: Sorry seems to be the hardest word
The Labour leader was well set up for today’s session of Prime Minister’s Questions. Boris Johnson’s comment that…
