Comment Graham Jones: Tory cuts to housing benefit show the “nasty party” lives on In the Tories’ cuts to young people’s housing benefit, the nasty legacy of Cameron and Osborne lives on.… Graham Jones 17th March, 2017, 8:30 am
Comment The skills to build the future economy: Powell and Greenwood lead Labour debate on delivering better jobs and pay Labour must prepare for what the economy will look like in 20 years’ time if our policies are… Emma Bean 16th March, 2017, 3:00 pm
News McDonnell, McCluskey and Rachel Reeves join chorus of criticism after chancellor humiliated in Budget u-turn Philip Hammond has been humiliated, Labour said today, after the chancellor scrapped a key Budget tax rise just… Emma Bean 15th March, 2017, 3:43 pm
Comment Hammond’s humiliation over national insurance proves the Tories are out of touch, writes a self-employed worker I have been arguing for long time that Labour should consider itself to be playing at home when… Philip Ross 15th March, 2017, 3:23 pm
Comment In an age of political turmoil, Open Labour shows why voters want security Polly Billington made an interesting point at the Open Labour conference on Saturday. “People are more interested… Dan McCurry 14th March, 2017, 4:00 pm
News Long-Bailey comes under fire from BBC over Labour’s £60bn spending pledges One of Jeremy Corbyn’s key allies came under pressure today as she struggled to set out how the… Peter Edwards 12th March, 2017, 3:30 pm
Comment Hardliners want Brexit to be culmination of decades of free market dogma – McDonnell speech to economy conference This is the full speech delivered by John McDonnell at Labour’s economic conference in Glasgow yesterday. I want… John McDonnell 12th March, 2017, 10:50 am
News Labour, the SDP and a controversial split – surviving members of the Gang of Four talk Corbyn as they come together again To many in Labour they are one of the main reasons why the party plunged to two election… Peter Edwards 9th March, 2017, 5:30 pm
Comment Gerard Coyne: No more shelf stacking apprenticeships to exploit the young – let’s have real industrial partnerships instead When is an apprenticeship not an apprenticeship? When it’s an excuse for big companies to employ young people… Gerard Coyne 9th March, 2017, 12:30 pm
News The chancellor forgot Brexit, our biggest challenge – trade unions react to Budget In today’s budget chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled a hike in national insurance contributions for the self-employed, but neglected… Emma Bean 8th March, 2017, 4:53 pm