What was in John Healey’s Budget?
Chancellor John Healey has delivered his first Budget to the House of Commons. It showed some progress on…
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“This is not what I expect from the Labour Party I joined”
It’s fair to say that the mayoral referenda being held in ten English cities next Thursday are splitting…
Southern Comfort – Cambridge and Milton Keynes
My tour of the south continues in Cambridge for the regional launch of Labour’s Action Plan for Family…
“The whole think happened because I was drinking and being quite fighty”
Channel 4’s Cathy Newman interviews Eric Joyce:
Miliband: Cameron looks like he’s organising a cover up
In a statement released this morning, Ed Miliband said that those watching the PMs actions will believe that…
The EU Budget: a tool for investment in jobs and growth
The EU budget never fails to attract the attention of the UK press. This week’s proposal for a…
Balls vs Brillo (Round 2)
Last November we brought you Balls vs Brillo. Today they met again – Round 2 (featuring Ricardian Equivalence…
Show us the texts, Harman urges Hunt
Harriet Harman has just sent the following letter to Jeremy Hunt: Dear Jeremy, I am writing to ask…
Every government has bad times – but this feels worse…
There’s something vaguely reassuring about discovering that extreme combinations of adverse events immediately before elections don’t just happen…
Boris ally under investigation over “verbal abuse” allegations
Brian Coleman is a man who is rarely out of the limelight. Regular readers may remember the £120k…
The left’s choice
George Papandreou’s victory was spectacular. Facing the failed New Democracy Government under Kostas Karamanlis, a party that in…
