Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories
It was a busy week for the Labour government. While Westminster was consumed by debates about Brexit, there…
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Quote of the day: No spare bedrooms for the poor – spare homes for the rich
Ed Balls hits back at plans to allow second home owners to take part in the government’s mortgage scheme…
The Jobseekers Bill is difficult for Labour – but I think we’ve made the right call
People are very angry about the Jobseekers Bill currently before Parliament. Labour MP’s are furious. Labour councillors and…
Budget reactions – and Lords block “shares for rights” plan: Media and Blog round-up, March 21st 2013
Budget reactions from Darling, Blanchflower and Balls “We are now more than halfway through this parliament. Wednesday was…
The welfare sanctions vote was Labour’s own Omnishambles
The significance of the welfare sanctions vote on Tuesday night has been (unsurprisingly) overlooked by the media in…
Terrible news for the Coalition (and Labour)
The growth figures in George Osborne’s budget are terrible news for the coalition. But they hardly make good…
Osborne’s Construction failure (and the Housing solution)
Today’s budget was nothing short of a humiliation for George Osborne. Growth continues to flat-line, borrowing is rocketing…
Miliband shows his us his passion and flair (but where was that yesterday Ed?)
Before the Budget statement Ed Miliband was careful not to use any material that anyone would remember afterwards.…
Yesterday’s Labour Workfare Masssacre
This morning, like the night after Agincourt, lefties like me scanned the bloody, burnt out social media #workfare…
Full Text: Ed Miliband’s Budget Response
Ed Miliband’s 2013 Budget response – the full text was as follows: Mr Deputy Speaker. This is the…
The Borrowing Budget – Osborne borrowing £245 Billion MORE than planned in 2010
I’ve just been speaking to the Labour Treasury Team, and their calculation is that Public Sector Net Borrowing…
