Poll shows little enthusiasm for Labour backing Tory spending plans (except from Labour supporters…)
Labour would risk losing as much support as it would gain by backing Tory spending plans – that’s…
Economy
We cannot rely on George Osborne to see sense
Three years into this government it’s clear their economic policies have failed – on living standards, growth and…
Ed Balls still feels the need to address Labour’s left rather than the nation
This morning I woke up with a sense of foreboding following the weekend press coverage. Ed Balls was…
2 important things that Ed Balls said today, but the media have largely missed
I’ve just got back from Ed Ball’s speech on the economy this morning at Thompson Reuters and haven’t…
Ed Balls Reuters speech – “Striking the right balance for the British Economy”
Speaking to Reuters today, Ed Balls said: INTRODUCTION Three years into this coalition government, and three weeks before…
Nearly half of all voters don’t trust Labour on the economy, our exclusive poll reveals
The mountain Labour still needs to climb in terms of economic credibility has been revealed by an exclusive…
A Blue (and Brown) plan for economic credibility, growth and jobs
Yesterday I said that there is an economic strategy out there that could be backed by both “Blue…
After WATO: Miliband needs to be brave – and put the economy before the politics
By now, most people in the “Westminster Village” (and most people reading this site), will have heard –…
Triple Dip avoided – but how on earth can Osborne cheer this?
George Osborne and David Cameron are presumably slapping themselves on the back this morning and celebrating what a…
Austerity, challenged
Making economic policy when the convention wisdom is wrong and is against you is not easy, as Labour…
