WATCH: Furlough scheme contributions a “step too far” for businesses, says Labour
Lucy Powell has warned that changes to the furlough scheme in August requiring contributions from employers will be…
economic policy
Labour sets out four tests for Covid economic recovery
Anneliese Dodds is expected to set out four tests against which the UK’s recovery from the pandemic should…
Labour’s plan for the economy must start in the town hall, not Whitehall
With nearly three million unemployed and rising, Labour needs an answer on the economy. The temptation will be…
There is no ‘New Deal’. Just the same old Conservative deal – Build Back Better
Our ‘Build Back Better’ club acquired an application from a new aspiring member this week: welcome, Prime Minister. I…
WATCH: PM’s economic recovery plan is “pathetic”, says Labour
Jim McMahon has declared that the economic recovery plan outlined by the Prime Minister is “pathetic”, and said…
Why Labour doesn’t support Modern Monetary Theory
If you were asked what the Daily Telegraph and the Morning Star had in common recently, you’d probably…
Let’s use this campaign to banish the myth Labour is anti-business – and let’s put small firms at the heart of the economy
The Labour Party has historically been a pioneering friend to small business. It is the natural friend to and…
Shabana Mahmood: After years of complacency it’s time the chancellor tackled Tory failures on welfare and skills
The Autumn Statement this year will be the first fiscal event following the Brexit referendum result and the…
