New Labour council leaders pledge cost-of-living action plans within 100 days
Labour’s newly elected council leaders have pledged to deliver emergency cost-of-living action plans within 100 days of taking…
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Councils are more than a litmus test for Westminster. But they need new powers
With just over a year to go until a general election, commentators will be looking to make political…
Flat GDP, IMF gloom and Tory tax bung a gift to Labour spinners ahead of locals
Just in case voters had begun to forget the details of Jeremy Hunt’s budget for the fewest last month, Labour…
Hunt delivers a Budget for the fewest against backdrop of widespread strikes
The inadequacy of yesterday’s Budget was epitomised by one of Jeremy Hunt’s few surprise announcements: scrapping the lifetime allowance on tax-free…
“Our focus will be on reform”– Bridget Phillipson’s speech on childcare
Below is the full text of a speech delivered by Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson at the think…
Unite accuses ministers of “preparing to pull the plug” on energy bill support
Sharon Graham has accused the government of “preparing to pull the plug” on its support for consumers facing…
Energy bills to account for 10% of average salary from April, TUC finds
TUC analysis has found that energy bills will account for up to 10% of an average salary from…
Reeves: People struggling with cost of living a ‘reality of Tory mismanagement’
Rachel Reeves has declared that households struggling with the cost of living is the “reality of 13 years…
Government choices have left workers paying the price as company profits soar
The big question of 2023 will be, who pays? During the pandemic, it was ordinary working people such…
Labour’s new deal for workers must be at the heart of our offer to the public
This year, HeartUnions week falls at a critical time for the union movement and working people. We are…
