Will the IFS criticise the way Tories measure living standards?
Yesterday during the Budget, George Osborne claimed that living standards are up from 2010 standards. Job done, he…
Budget
What do the Tories do now?
Was that it? That was the big game changing moment we had been so afraid (and the Tories…
A message from the North – we can’t afford another 5 years of a Tory Government
Today we saw George Osborne and the Tory-led Government show their last hand before the coming general election.…
Osborne has chosen short term political gimmicks over a long term economic plan at every turn
George Osborne has insisted his pre-election Budget would contain “no gimmicks” – we’ll see. What we can be…
It’s difficult to respond well to a Budget – but that’s what Labour must do today
What happens when George Osborne sits down today will be almost as important as what he says when…
Councils are on a cliff edge: we can’t carry on like this
Over the next few weeks, local authorities across the country will be announcing their budgets for the coming…
Labour could make move to introduce Mansion Tax in early budget
If Labour come to power in May then working on introducing the Mansion Tax would be a priority…
One year to go – 5 dates that will define Labour’s massive year
We are now into an election year, at long last. After four years of coalition government, we’re into…
Has the Labour Party shaken off complacency? If we want to win, we must
In the immediate aftermath of the budget, the Labour Party had a sizeable wobble. Poll leads that had…
Out of touch and out of sight
So who did sign off that condescending and out-of-touch Twitter ad about beer and bingo? Well, it seems…
