George Osborne’s nightmare vision for Britain
It’s always the small print that matters. At first glance, Osborne’s Autumn Statement looked like one of his…
Austerity
Pass me my Autumn Statement Alka-Seltzer
With the Autumn Statement tree looking rather forlorn, the disappointing presents unwrapped and the hangovers kicking in, it’s…
Today’s TUC demonstration is about bringing hope back into politics
Today the TUC demonstration will be highlighting why Britain needs a pay rise. The extent to which people’s…
At a time of cuts, why are we committed to spending money on Trident?
Whoever wins the election, the next Parliament will be asked to vote on building a new fleet of…
Independence would make austerity worse, warns Darling
“Independence wouldn’t put an end to austerity – it would make it worst.” That’s the dire warning from…
Why Labour never won the argument over austerity and the cuts
On Friday last week, the day it was official the British economy had grown back to its size…
Senior Tory councillors lining up to call for the cuts to stop
A Tory member of Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet has given a damning indictment of her party’s huge public…
Cameron finally admits the truth – Vote Tory, get “permanent” austerity
So it turns out David Cameron lied to the electorate, and over something pretty big too. It won’t…
“Labour Assembly Against Austerity” conference announced
Two months ago, Next Generation Labour announced their intention to call a Labour Assembly Against Austerity – today…
Borrowing is UP in the last 12 months – Osborne’s Austerity has failed
ONS figures published today shows that Public Sector Net Borrowing is UP compared to last year (excluding the…
