Government urgently needs to announce support for the self-employed
“This is not a movie. You are not Will Smith in I Am Legend. Go home.” That’s the message…
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PM offers bluster and confusion as McDonnell sets out coronavirus plan
We can “turn the tide in 12 weeks”, the Prime Minister told the nation at the latest press…
School closures, childcare costs and tenants hung out to dry
Developments are unfolding ever more quickly. It has now been decided that schools and nurseries will close from…
Do not ‘go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over’
Recognising that the situation has quickly moved beyond the measures announced in the Budget only last week, Rishi…
The Prime Minister’s Covid-19 response has been stunningly poor
The mood has changed – just as the government strategy for dealing with coronavirus has changed, although No…
Labour must not be afraid to criticise the government’s Covid-19 response
By the end of the week, there is set to be a UK ban on mass gatherings. Within…
“The real hero of Jaws is the mayor” – a Johnsonian approach to coronavirus?
“The real hero of Jaws is the mayor, a wonderful politician. A gigantic fish is eating all your constituents and…
No, Rishi Sunak did not just deliver a Labour budget
Did Rishi Sunak just deliver a Labour budget? The government expects to borrow almost £100bn more this parliament…
Leadership contender Lisa Nandy calls for extension of Brexit transition period
Italy as a whole, rather than just the northern regions, has gone into lockdown. The spread of coronavirus…
Setting a challenge for the Labour Party on International Women’s Day
Labour MPs are talking about one thing right now: the number of party members who have not received…
