The deficit question, and how to answer it
Picture the scene: you’re a Labour leadership hopeful. The red ‘on air’ light in the Today studio is…
Economy
Apologise for overspending? I’m afraid that’s only the start
In the aftermath of our election defeat much of the post-mortem has centred why voters took such a…
Chuka Umunna: Our failure on the economy was that we didn’t restructure and rebalance it
Simply saying that Labour spent too much before the financial crash in 2008 is not enough to to…
Labour’s future: A tale of two political-economies
The authors of this article worked as advisers to Labour politicians in the last parliament. They are anonymous…
The economic trap Labour needs to lay for the Tories
George Osborne’s idea of a law to ban the government from borrowing in good times would be a…
Kendall has “no problem” with running a surplus – and says Labour must be clearer on deficit
Leadership hopeful Liz Kendall has today said she is not opposed to running a budget surplus, as has…
The state we’re in
Has the US government spent too much supporting the businessman and entrepreneur Elon Musk? According to the Los Angeles…
The Tories are ignoring one of the biggest problems facing our economy: low productivity
The Tories have set the tone for the economy over the next five years with a Queen’s Speech…
To regain trust, Labour must admit we spent too much, says Burnham
The spending deficit was too high in the years before the 2008 financial crash, Andy Burnham will say…
Untrusted on economy and competence: TUC polling sheds light on why Labour lost the election
Labour were seen as too profligate, too soft on welfare and immigration, and too incompetent, according to a…
