What does the man leading Labour’s youth consultation think about the Young Britain Manifesto?
There is a picture that hangs on the wall of Ivan Lewis’ office. It captures the moment Shaun…
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The worst thing about the Budget? The tax cuts
My plan for this week’s column was “pick something you hate about the Budget and write about it.” Lamentably…
What do the Tories do now?
Was that it? That was the big game changing moment we had been so afraid (and the Tories…
Anyone worried about protecting the welfare state should concentrate on kicking out the Tories
As a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee I get to see up close the Government’s…
Likud’s victory is depressing – but Israel is a liberal and progressive country
Yesterday millions of Israelis voted in the country’s general election. It followed a closely fought campaign, covered by…
After today, it is still all to play for
Today has long been a day Labour supporters have been anxious about: the last Budget before the General…
Today’s Budget continues this Government’s abominable record on housing
Today’s budget saw a buoyant George Osborne paint a rosy picture of rising living standards and a recovering…
A message from the North – we can’t afford another 5 years of a Tory Government
Today we saw George Osborne and the Tory-led Government show their last hand before the coming general election.…
PMQs Verdict – the most unloved PMQs of the year lives up to its billing
The PMQs session before the budget is traditionally the most unloved PMQs of the year. No-one reports on…
Osborne has chosen short term political gimmicks over a long term economic plan at every turn
George Osborne has insisted his pre-election Budget would contain “no gimmicks” – we’ll see. What we can be…
