There is an alternative to austerity
George Osborne will be publishing his latest budget on Wednesday 16th March. This will be a budget that will…
Austerity
McDonnell leaps on OECD call to curb austerity
JOHN McDonnell has seized on a report by the influential OECD think tank which called for higher public…
Labour challenges Cameron’s record after £1bn mental health pledge
Labour has challenged David Cameron to deliver on the recommendations of a key mental health taskforce after he pledged…
Real anti-austerity politics have finally landed in Scotland
At last voters in Scotland will have a real choice at the ballot box. Scottish Labour’s policy to…
Leaked documents reveals Labour’s potential “fiscal credibility” plans
A leaked document has reportedly revealed that Labour might be set to pursue a “fiscal credibility rule”, where…
2015 election verdict: Too tough on welfare and the deficit, and too much like the Tories
Labour stances on welfare and the deficit going were too tough going into May’s general election – but…
Greece needs growth not austerity to rebuild democracy
The humanitarian disaster unfolding in Greece is a wake-up call for all those who want the flame of…
How to oppose austerity without looking like deficit-deniers
Across Europe – from Spain to Scotland, from the Labour leadership contest to the situation in Greece –…
Jon Cruddas is wrong: the evidence actually proves Labour need a clearer anti-austerity agenda
Jon Cruddas has today argued, as part of his independent inquiry into Labour’s election loss, that ‘the Tories didn’t…
Labour lost because voters believed it was anti-austerity
Today the Independent Inquiry into why Labour lost announces the first of its findings. We set up the…
