Balls says money raised from banking fines should go to the NHS
In a speech today at Labour’s East of England regional conference in Ipswich, Ed Balls has announced that…
Economy
Clegg says the economy is “fixed”. But here’s proof that it isn’t – and from rich to poor, the British people are worse off
Yesterday, Nick Clegg proclaimed in the Commons that: “We have fixed the economy” Yet today, the Office of…
Stagnant wages forcing Osborne to borrow billions more than he did last year
Government borrowing for last month was £11.8bn – £1.6bn more than September of last year. Borrowing for 2014…
Balls lays out further plans for a “fair” Mansion Tax
Ed Balls has today further elaborated on Labour’s plans for a Mansion Tax – the funds of which…
Labour defend minimum wage target from “plainly absurd” criticism
Labour has responded to criticism by Alan Milburn today that their pledge to raise the National Minimum Wage…
Ed’s speech: the missing bit
Pity poor Ed Miliband. Think of all of the weeks of preparation which he and his team must…
Whatever happened to Jobs and Growth?
I wasn’t going to write about the Ed Balls speech today. The pre-briefed announcements had left me underwhelmed,…
Labour to freeze Child Benefit, announces Balls
Tomorrow, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will address the Labour Party Conference to set out how a next Labour…
Tories increase lead on economy, but Labour most trusted on health
Polling for yesterday’s Evening Standard provided a mixed bag for Labour. Focussing on which parties were the most…
Inflation may be falling but “the squeeze on working people continues”, says McKinnell
Today, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have released figures which show that during August of this year,…
