Poor pay the price for Osborne’s failure as “national living wage” is cut
Low pay is a blight on the UK economy, denying millions of hard working Britons the dignity of…
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Six key mistakes in IDS’ six year reign of error
The bedroom tax Perhaps the most controversial of all of the spending cuts delivered by Iain Duncan Smith,…
Steve Reed: Osborne’s cynical Budget delivered back-door local government cuts
When it comes to local government, the Government says one thing but does another. They talk localist and…
Tories’ toxic approach to refugees shames Britain
The two-and-a-half mile stretch of the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Lesbos and the western shoreline of…
Angela Eagle: Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse remains a myth
We have heard a lot in recent years from George Osborne about the so-called Northern Powerhouse. We…
The great capital gains tax deception shames Osborne
There were many things in yesterday’s Budget that anyone with a sense of fairness and balance should object…
Kinnock: On Planet Osborne the Budget made sense, on Planet Earth the reality is hitting growth and manufacturing
Dear George, Yesterday was a new experience: my first Spring Budget as an MP – a significant…
Zac Goldsmith’s attacks on Sadiq Khan show how little he has to offer London
When you have no ideas of your own, you have to go on the attack. That’s the message…
Corbyn and his MPs rally in opposition to typical Tory Budget
Jeremy Corbyn hated this Budget. Of course, leaders of the Opposition generally don’t like Tory Budgets, but the…
Chris Leslie: Tycoon tax cut shows Osborne’s warped priorities
When the headlines around the sugar tax eventually dissolve, the Budget fundamentals will leave a bitter taste…
