McDonnell demands Tories u-turn on cuts as Britain’s growth forecasts plunge
John McDonnell has demanded action from new chancellor Philip Hammond as new research showed Britain’s growth forecast had…
Economy
Anna Turley: In an Uber economy, an active state can ensure the rewards reach the many and not the few
Technological change is already beginning to transform our world, changing the way we live and work. The challenge…
Cooper: Labour risks fresh slump in core vote unless it responds to harsher world of work
Changes in the workplace and the world of big business means Labour is at risk of losing its…
McDonnell claims victory for Labour as Osborne drops key plank of austerity charter
John McDonnell claimed a victory for Labour in opposition after George Osborne dropped his commitment to running a…
Jon Ashworth: DIY recession – leadership the Cameron way
To say it’s been a momentous week for our country and our politics would be an understatement. Britain…
TUC boss attacks Brexit “fibbers and fakes” over claims of NHS cash boost
Leave campaigners are “fibbers, fakes and phonies” when they claim the NHS would benefit from a vote for…
Let’s tackle the unfinished business of the global financial crisis, a Consensus activist writes
Banks have never had the best of reputations, and the 2008 global financial crisis felt to many like…
Labour did not lose because of shift to the left, new report claims
Labour did not lose last year’s election because it was too left wing or because voters did not…
Compromises? Maybe…. but I have turned Labour into an anti-austerity party, Corbyn tells Peston
“Why do you think it’s a concession to lead the Labour party?” Jeremy Corbyn demanded of Robert Peston when…
Mandelson: Brexit campaign has slumped to a “UKIP-lite” argument
Lord Mandelson has accused the Leave campaign of “hoisting the white flag” over its campaign after failing to…
