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…
Austerity
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…
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…
“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…
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…
Tory choices are bad for Britain – now Labour has a chance to prove its worth
The Financial Times told us last week that “Britain and the US are poor societies with some very…
Young people deserve far better than what Truss and the Tories have to offer
An entire generation has been failed by three Tory Prime Ministers. Will the fourth be any better? Liz…
Faced with Liz Truss, the left can have confidence it will win the battle of ideas
The death of the Queen after seven decades on the throne is a moment for sober reflection about…
Liz Truss is giving us a fairy-tale retelling of the UK’s recent economic history
Like Sleeping Beauty newly awoken from her slumbers, Liz Truss is struggling to think straight as she wipes…
Reversing the impact of austerity on children’s services must be a priority
There can be few greater indictments of this government than that delivered by the independent review of children’s…
