5 things we learned from Miliband’s Evan Davis interview
Ed Miliband was the third leader to face an Evan Davis grilling tonight. Davis isn’t not as pugnacious as…
Deficit
Revealed: The first page of Labour’s manifesto – dedicated to a “Budgetary Responsibility Lock”
The Labour election manifesto is released in Manchester tomorrow (Monday) and the first page of that document has…
Tory PPCs don’t think impact of cuts, housing or inequality are important
So this morning Ipsos-Mori did a pre-election briefing on what PPCs from different parties think. This image –…
George Osborne has shown Labour that they don’t need to make cuts and slash the deficit
Labour has been hamstrung by George Osborne. The general election seems to be a choice between Tory cuts…
Labour’s fiscal targets mean cuts could end next year
Labour’s plans for deficit reduction could mean that spending cuts finish by 2016 – just as the Tories’…
Third of voters back Labour plans to slow pace of spending cuts
A survey has found that a quarter of voters want an increase in public spending, while two-thirds think…
On seven major election issues, the message is clear: people trust Labour more
On housing, standing up to big business, education, the cost of living, health, family finances and making sure…
Research finds economy would grow faster under Labour’s plans than the Tories’
New research published by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) shows that the UK economy…
Why the deficit could still be a major long-term problem for Labour
The economy regularly polls highly as one of the most important topics of this election, but talking about…
PMQs Verdict: Where is the £1,600 answer to the £1,600 problem?
Today’s session was about the Chilcot report and the economy. What unites these two disparate issues? There’s an…
