News Budget reactions – and Lords block “shares for rights” plan: Media and Blog round-up, March 21st 2013 Budget reactions from Darling, Blanchflower and Balls “We are now more than halfway through this parliament. Wednesday was… 21st March, 2013, 10:11 am
Comment Why Labour should oppose changes to teachers’ pay Last year, Michael Gove announced that he will scrap the national pay scales for teachers by this September,… Frank Podmore 11th March, 2013, 4:32 pm
News Yvette Cooper outlines Labour plans to tackle “benefit tourism” Most of Yvette Cooper’s immigration speech today was briefed out in advance over night, but she kept a… Mark Ferguson 7th March, 2013, 10:46 am
Comment “Tackling immigration” – either you have a plan, or you’re pandering “Low-skill migration has been too high and we need to bring it down.” That’s the key line from… Mark Ferguson 6th March, 2013, 7:58 am
Comment Camden Labour is doing everything it can to help families affected by benefit changes Camden has been criticised this morning for our approach to families affected by the housing benefit and total… Sarah Hayward 14th February, 2013, 3:47 pm
Comment The Childcare Crisis: The Government’s plans are confused and dangerous This week saw the government unveil part of its much-heralded plan to help families meet the costs of… Lucy Powell 30th January, 2013, 5:43 pm
Comment Forget Cameron’s Europe speech – today’s GDP figures are the real game changer Was Cameron’s Europe speech really just two days ago? At the time many on the right (and indeed… Mark Ferguson 25th January, 2013, 11:48 am
Comment Labour would act now to change the private rented sector so that it works for all – landlords and tenants Today Labour has called a debate in the House of Commons that is about the right of everyone… Jack Dromey 23rd January, 2013, 2:45 pm
Comment To avoid Osborne’s benefit trap Labour must change the debate From a political point of view George Osborne’s autumn statement was a success, in that a week since… Josh Fenton-Glynn 14th December, 2012, 5:34 pm
News Dugher mocks Clegg and Cameron’s plans for (another) “relaunch” After Clegg revealed that he and Cameron are planning to publish a ‘mid-term review’, Labour’s Vice-Chair Michael Dugher was… 13th December, 2012, 4:56 pm