Paul Nowak column: ‘Britain needs a living standards Budget’
£14,000. That’s how much extra households have paid in mortgage, energy, loan, and water bills since 2021. From…
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Labour should forge stronger links with Fatah
“See up there, the Dome of the Rock shrine and the Al Aqsa mosque, they won’t be there…
Labour will never credibly out-do the Tories on a “tough” approach on welfare
Long-term unemployment has exploded in the last 2 years: a gut-wrenching 146% increase. That’s not down to an…
There’s nothing Labour about unemployment – but compulsory work is only worthwhile if it’s good work
The compulsory job scheme plans announced by Ed Balls this morning have received a thoroughly unsurprising response. The…
Labour announce compulsory work scheme for long term unemployed – and those who refuse to take part could lose benefits
Ed Balls and Liam Byrne are set to call for a compulsory Jobs Guarantee for long-term unemployed adults. In an…
Could you be one of our 70 candidates? Well, only if you had known…
If you are a Labour Party member you have probably received the party e-mails asking you “Could you…
The colossal snobbery of those who sneer at Tesco
Freak rainfall caused by global warming. Sixty thousand dead in the Syrian civil war. Open warfare over the…
What the Dickens are the Tories up to on welfare reform?
Christmas is over, unemployment is high and foodbanks look like they will be busy in 2013. The jousting…
Why do Nick Clegg’s mistakes irk me as much as they do?
Nick Clegg has started the New Year as he means to go on – further tying himself and…
2013: in Labour’s do-or-die year, it’s the strategy of hope versus the strategy of hopeful
The audacity of hope: it worked for Obama in 2008, and it is an important quality for an…
Small Business Saturday – Celebrating the contribution of the UK’s small businesses
Step out onto Streatham High Road, Europe’s longest continuous High Street, and our small local independent businesses will…
