Comment Budget speech verdict: Tough gig for opposition leader but Corbyn captures the mood of austerity Britain This was the Budget when Brexit came home to bite. Growth forecasts downgraded for the next three years… Peter Edwards 22nd November, 2017, 3:13 pm
Comment Fabian Hamilton: Labour’s fracking ban will halt slide to fossil fuel future Fracking locks Britain into an energy infrastructure that is based primarily on the use of fossil fuels. This… Fabian Hamilton 17th November, 2017, 7:00 am
News Shake up fees and promote more women to halt falling membership, unions told Trade unions must embark on wide-ranging reforms including considering plans to sell services for a fee if they… Peter Edwards 15th November, 2017, 9:00 am
News Chuka Umunna lays into left-wingers’ plan for universal basic income Chuka Umunna will today launch a lengthy attack on one of the key economic reforms demanded by supporters… Peter Edwards 14th November, 2017, 9:29 am
News Invest in education and fight the Brexit “fundamentalists”, Corbyn tells chancellor Jeremy Corbyn will today demand that Philip Hammond use the Budget to invest in education, take on the… Peter Edwards 14th November, 2017, 8:59 am
Comment Tony Blair: Britain must be a world leader in tech if it is to succeed outside the EU This is the full essay published by Tony Blair on his institute’s website this weekend as a foreword… Tony Blair 13th November, 2017, 8:51 am
Comment Bombastic Boris’ Brexit lies show the need for Corbyn’s calm character Labour has lost the last three general elections despite years of austerity biting many people. Yet, there’s one… Alessio Colonnelli 4th November, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Eddie Izzard: Let’s end politics as usual and give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote Campaigning up and down the country for the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn in the last general election,… Eddie Izzard 2nd November, 2017, 12:30 pm
Comment PMQs: Leaders trade stats over tax but Nandy confronts May over abuse warnings Westminster is dominated by debate over sexual misconduct but this was a debate in which some of the… Peter Edwards 1st November, 2017, 3:14 pm
News Labour’s anger over “unfair and undemocratic” boundary review which would abolish Corbyn’s seat A key ally of Jeremy Corbyn has condemned plans to cut the number of MPs and redraw the… Peter Edwards 17th October, 2017, 9:21 am