Half think economy will worsen, but Chancellor better rated than McDonnell
Almost half of the public think the economy will get worse in the next year, but despite this…
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McCluskey: Steel industry in crisis – Tories must set out plan to boost manufacturing
Len McCluskey gave a resounding welcome to Clive Lewis’s speech on Labour’s business strategy. Highlighting the lack of…
Special screenings of I, Daniel Blake in campaign against cuts to ESA
Labour MPs and activists are joining forces with director Ken Loach for the I, Daniel Blake day to…
Ed Balls: Bank of England independence needs rethink
Ed Balls has called for the Bank of England’s independence to restricted in the “brave new world” following…
The evidence makes a mockery of Tory claims – we all know there is something deeply wrong with Britain’s economy
Next week, we will get our first real look at what type of chancellor Philip Hammond is likely…
Clive Lewis: Yes, Labour will raise corporation tax but we will support businesses through Brexit uncertainty
This is the full speech given today by shadow business secretary Clive Lewis at the Royal Society of Chemistry.…
Teresa Pearce: The Tories are running out of time to save social care from the crisis they created over the last six years
The upcoming Autumn Statement could be make or break for adult social care. After years of austerity cuts…
From Mazzucato to TUC chief and a Labour Brexit campaigner: the thinkers leading new probe on inequality and Brexit
Leading centre-left think tank the IPPR today launched a major investigation into inequality and the economy which aims…
Diane Abbott: Labour must not try to beat UKIP on “hostility” to immigration
Senior Labour figures have stepped up their argument against taking a tougher line on immigration and argued that…
Alison McGovern: Post Offices could plug the gap of bank branch closures
When the financial crisis was at its zenith in 2008 the Labour government intervened in Britain’s banking sector…
