The cruel and the chaotic: Six things we learned about May’s Government this week
The Conservatives are holding their annual conference in Birmingham this week, with party members paying an eye-watering £520…
Austerity
Time to apologise, says McDonnell, as Chancellor ditches austerity charter
Labour has claimed victory for its opposition to George Osborne’s austerity charter after his successor scrapped it in a…
As bad as George Osborne, but with worse jokes – McDonnell on Hammond’s speech
This is the full response by John McDonnell, the shadow Chancellor, to the speech by opposite number Philip…
Steve Bullock: Labour rule changes will ensure we don’t let Tories off the hook for cuts to local public services
Lost in the fog of Labour conference speeches and debates was an important decision that is set to…
Accept the referendum result, fight for a fair Brexit and try to halt austerity – John McDonnell’s speech to conference
This is the full text of the speech given by shadow Chancellor John McDonnell at Labour conference today.…
Jeremy Corbyn: Reckless Tories wandered into Brexit – now they are scurrying away from the mess
This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech at Bloomberg in London today. In the wake of…
Westminster austerity has hit public services but co-operatives are helping support Welsh communities
This is one of a series of articles to mark Shared Economy, Shared Power, the Co-operative Party annual…
Owen Smith: Labour is “certain” to lose 2020 election under Jeremy Corbyn
Owen Smith today claims that a victory for Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership contest would deliver a “certain…
We will continue to fight the austerity agenda of this ghostly government
The people’s business must still be done. The early stages of the Finance Bill slid almost unnoticed through…
John Healey: 80,000 more families could face homelessness unless Theresa May reverses cuts
Some 80,000 families will be on the verge of homelessness every year if Theresa May does not reverse cuts…
