In the battle of ideas, the Tories cannot win
A year from today we will know whether Labour has succeeded in winning back trust and power in just one…
Cost of living
David Cameron lives in fear of UKIP and in denial of the cost of living
Speaking at the launch of the Tories’ local election campaign today, David Cameron reminded me of George W.…
Miliband launches 10 point “cost of living contract”
To coincide with the launch of Labour’s Local and European election campaign today, Ed Miliband has launched a…
Miliband is taking on the vested interests – and going big on housing
Ed Miliband is making a major policy move – and it ticks all of the boxes. It’s big,…
It’s not growth that wins elections, it’s being on the side of ordinary people
Perhaps the most misunderstood insight in the history of politics was chalked on the wall of Bill Clinton’s…
Weekly survey: Cost of living, elections and devolution
Average wages are set to rise faster than prices – so is there still a cost of living…
The government are trying to tell you that you’re not squeezed. They’re wrong
Have you heard? You’re not squeezed anymore. That’s right! After four years of prices rising faster than wages,…
Tackling rip-off cash machines
As if being in poverty wasn’t bad enough, being charged for being in poverty adds insult to injury. …
Miliband’s focus on ‘cost-of-living’ is more radical and broader than most realise
At an event on changing attitudes to poverty recently, a colleague remarked that the Labour Party had almost…
Ed Balls: Labour will deliver a surplus in government, and cut the national debt
In a keynote speech to the Fabian Society conference, Ed Balls will announce that Labour is committed to balancing…
