Osborne’s £500 million budget raid on the NHS
If we thought all of the budget nasties were out already with the “granny tax”, we were wrong.…
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Budget 2012 and the Local Finance Bill: the case for redistribution?
Budget 2012: it’s hardly going to down in history as a landmark Budget for local government. No big…
Osborne “couldn’t give a Friar Tuck”, says Balls
This isn’t a Robin Hood Budget, according to Ed Balls: “This Budget takes from lower and middle income…
Labour should be standing for the millions not the millionaires
Wednesday’s Budget was notable for two things; one was the continued viciousness of what is probably the most…
Labour calls for budget leak investigation
Darling: UK needs confidence
He also says growth levels are “miserable”.
Why ‘millions versus the millionaires’ isn’t the slogan we need
Sometimes it is hard to remember how distinct and different the instincts and reactions of Labour Party members…
Heseltine to attack 50p tax cut?
Earlier this week on LabourList, Chuka Umunna told Mark Ferguson: “When I was in the chamber for the…
What do these papers have in common?
Today’s front pages are grim for George Osborne. Here’s a selection of them – and what unites these…
The key message for Labour from this budget is grim
Within seconds of Osborne sitting down, Labour tweeters, bloggers and columnists were denouncing the sheer evil on display.…
