The tax credit cut that Osborne sneaked through
It would have been impossible to miss the furore last year regarding George Osborne’s proposed changes to tax…
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Consumers must not be treated like “cash cow”, Corbyn tells business leaders
Jeremy Corbyn today warned the banking industry it must not treat consumers and entrepreneurs as a “cash cow”…
Joseph Stiglitz: Centre-left consensus of New Labour and Miliband has eroded
The economic consensus around tackling inequality that underpinned Labour’s approach through the years of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and…
Hopes rise on Labour funding as Lords water down Tories’ trade union bill
Labour has won a key battle in the war to protect its funding from the “partisan attack” of…
Don’t be a “robot”, speak your mind, Jess Phillips tells MPs
Politicians must reject the “easiest option” of turning into “line-driven robots”, Jess Phillips has said. The straight-talking Labour MP has…
PMQs Verdict: Corbyn isn’t flash – but Cameron is still Flashman
Jeremy Corbyn had his tie up done up, yet his suit may still have fallen below the high…
Forget the hype, here is the reality of Labour’s local election performance in the Corbyn era
Back in December I compiled a review of all the local authority by-election results since Jeremy Corbyn’s election…
Tories in new ‘Nasty Party’ row over London Mayor contest
The Tories are embroiled in another “Nasty Party” row over negative campaigning after Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was condemned…
Osborne sparks new war with Labour on top rate tax cut
George Osborne has re-ignited his war with Labour over the top rate tax cut after the publication of…
Labour must find a way to work together
It was a “poisonous atmosphere” at the Young Labour conference this weekend, according to reports. Infighting, it seemed,…
