Osborne’s “draconian” January Charter and the SNP’s “credible” Fiscal Mandate are pretty much the same
On Wednesday night I voted against George Osborne’s Charter for Budget Responsibility. It was the right thing to…
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My campaign aims to engage people – that’s why I want to hear your ideas for London
During my selection campaign, there were a couple of key principles that I stood by – that my…
New politics should be based on giving communities the ability to help themselves
The latest Office of National Statistics figures showing the growing number of Britons earning less than the living…
How to beat George Osborne
George Osborne is the current favourite for the Tory succession. He (along with retiring David Cameron and political…
Labour is pursuing a 25% strategy. Only the soft left can build a winning coalition
It is little more than a month since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader. The summer of hope is…
In praise of careerists
Labour needs career politicians. Those in the party campaigning for the demise of the so-called ‘spadocracy’ – installed…
PMQs Verdict: Confident Corbyn finds his stride
Jeremy Corbyn’s team clearly felt that today went well; a spokesperson said after PMQs had finished that this…
Osborne’s Charter may be clever politics, but it is poor economics
Today’s debate on the Tories’ Fiscal Charter is rightly focussed on the big choice we have before us.…
No serious economist supports Osborne’s fiscal charter. Opposing it doesn’t make us deficit deniers
I have been worried about the impact of George Osborne’s fiscal charter since it was floated last summer,…
A green London isn’t a luxury, it’s a lifesaver
We’ve reached a tipping point. Most Londoners now say action is urgently needed on climate change. The ICM…
