The case for a “Mansion Tax”
Nearly eighteen months after the General Election, Labour, it seems, finally has an economic argument beyond vaguely opposing…
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Youth, empathy and placards
Yesterday’s unemployment figures are a serious indictment of the failure of the Government’s economic policy. Although parliament was…
The Tory right are revolting – part 2
Earlier this week on LabourList: The 1922 Committee is squirming in agony. They occasionally question the proposal of…
Tory donor attacks Cameron’s leadership
A former Tory donor has attacked David Cameron’s leadership of the Tory Party, publishing a book “Goodbye Dave”…
What does Labour stand for when “there’s no money left”?
“There’s no money left” It’s a phrase that will echo (mis)quoted down the ages. The Tories (and their…
WANTED: Labour’s NHS Policy
The Labour opposition front bench put up a whimpering resistance to the NHS reforms. As a result we…
Why Bevan is a Labour Hero
Last night Ed Balls gave the 2011 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture – we’ve reproduced the lecture here in…
Young knife crime victims up 29% under Boris Johnson
Back in 2008, Boris Johnson said “I will never accept defeat, and I believe that by using all the…
The paradox of thrift
Britain is stuck in a paradox of thrift. We – members of the public, the companies we work…
Why Ed Balls is right
Much of the traditional media seems to be wilfully missing the political story that lies behind the attempts…
