Comment ‘This US election matters more than any in 80 years – the stakes could not be higher’ In barely 24 hours, the most closely fought and consequential US election of modern times will be over. No one… Ed Owen 4th November, 2024, 9:25 am
Budget 2024 Budget: Labour warned two child benefit cap to hit 900,000 more children by 2030 Labour faces fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap following its first Budget, after new figures showed… James Moules 31st October, 2024, 11:31 am
News ‘A proper Labour Budget’: MPs, unions and readers overjoyed at NHS and NMW cash – but some fear for public services “Lots of messages in my Constituency Labour Party WhatsApp saying they are looking forward to canvassing this weekend… Tom Belger & Daniel Green 30th October, 2024, 5:38 pm
Budget 2024 Who key Budget policies are aimed at – and the electoral strategy they signal The Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget today gives one of the biggest signs yet of Labour’s electoral strategy over the… Tom Belger 30th October, 2024, 2:42 pm
Budget 2024 Autumn Budget 2024: Updates and reaction as £40bn tax hikes and huge NHS boost unveiled Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling Labour’s first Budget since 2010 today, laying out new spending policies alongside long-promised… Daniel Green 30th October, 2024, 12:30 pm
Columnist Budget bus fare row: ‘The £2 cap was a rare policy that dramatically improves lives – it’s so cheap people talk about it’ Keir Starmer is missing the point of the £2 bus fare. He’s failing to recognise that investment in… Cat Hobbs 29th October, 2024, 5:09 pm
Budget 2024 Budget 2024: Bus fare cap row rumbles on as Burnham sticks to £2 cap Andy Burham has said Greater Manchester will retain its £2 cap on single bus fares for the whole… Tom Belger & Daniel Green 29th October, 2024, 4:15 pm
Analysis Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves… Tom Belger, James Moules & Daniel Green 29th October, 2024, 8:00 am
Budget 2024 Budget 2024: ‘Tax booze, betting and tobacco to raise cash and public health’ Rachel Reeves is going to face the mother of all juggling acts when she comes to deliver her… Aveek Bhattacharya 28th October, 2024, 9:12 am
Columnist ‘Trump’s Labour row is faux outrage. It won’t hurt UK-US relations if he wins’ I’m not usually inclined to be too positive about the Trump Presidential election campaign. But I can only… Ed Owen 24th October, 2024, 12:55 pm