News UK economy grew £400bn less than forecast under Tories, TUC says The UK economy has grown £400bn less than expected since the Tories came to power, TUC research has… Katie Neame 2nd February, 2023, 12:43 pm
Comment Labour will inherit a mess, but simply appeasing the markets is not an option World capitalism is sneezing. But it’s only in Britain where the economy is going down with pneumonia. The… Jon Trickett 28th November, 2022, 10:00 am
Comment It’s time to ditch the austerity agenda The economist, JK Galbraith, once said “there are two classes of forecasters: those who don’t know and those… Olivia Blake 21st November, 2022, 4:00 pm
News Sunday shows: Reeves says economy will put “constraints” on Labour government Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there is “clearly a gap” in the government finances… Elliot Chappell & Katie Neame 13th November, 2022, 10:34 am
Comment Labour must reject the narrative of a so-called “black hole” in the public finances In the wake of the disastrous Liz Truss/Kwasi Kwarteng mini-Budget, a strange new object has come to dominate… James Meadway 11th November, 2022, 6:47 pm
Daily email How big is the reported ‘black hole’ in the public finances? The UK economy shrank in the last quarter, official figures show. GDP shrank by 0.2% between July and… Elliot Chappell 11th November, 2022, 10:19 am
Comment Labour’s answer to the perennial question: how would you pay for it? The Tory government is currently pitch rolling for another round of austerity. This is being greeted with understandable… Helen Goodman 4th November, 2022, 4:30 pm
Comment Austerity is not the only game in town. We must look at taxes on wealth We are deep in a cost-of-living emergency 12 years in the making, an emergency that is about to… Beth Winter 1st November, 2022, 1:00 pm
News “Stop apologising and stick up for workers,” Sharon Graham tells Labour Sharon Graham has urged Labour to “stop apologising and stick up for workers” and warned that “playing it… Elliot Chappell 19th October, 2022, 11:34 am
News Reeves: Labour would “get a grip” on spending but austerity “not the answer” Rachel Reeves has said that as Chancellor she would “get a grip on government spending” but that cuts… Elliot Chappell 18th October, 2022, 10:56 am