Comment The last thing people want is a pre-election deal with Nick Clegg The playful exchange of tweets this week between Nick Clegg and Ed Balls may have shown a thawing… Anna Turley 10th January, 2014, 11:46 am
Comment Is the deep freeze between Labour and Clegg beginning to thaw? In the immediate aftermath of the General Election, there was one name that, if mentioned in private, could… Mark Ferguson 8th January, 2014, 7:20 pm
Featured Miliband repeats support for Ed Balls – and says he’ll be Shadow Chancellor going into the election Last week I noted that despite the anti-Ed Balls chatter in the press, Ed Miliband had continued to… Mark Ferguson 27th December, 2013, 11:30 am
Comment Spending and the language of priorities (or why the Left should want a zero-based spending review) The “zero-based” spending review, which has been in the works within the party for quite some time but… Mark Ferguson 19th December, 2013, 11:39 am
News Ed Balls will be Shadow Chancellor going into the next election – says Ed Miliband So there’s been plenty of chatter today after a piece in The Sun(£) (backed up by those always… Mark Ferguson 18th December, 2013, 3:21 pm
Video Ed Balls plays Schumann live on Radio 2 Ladies and Gentlemen, Ed Balls plays Schumann, live on Radio 2: Although our favourite will always be Ed… 17th December, 2013, 8:29 am
News Ed Balls votes in the Commons dressed as Santa This year (as every other year), Ed Balls was appearing as Santa in Parliament for the Christmas party for… 11th December, 2013, 10:42 pm
Video Labour releases campaign video attacking “The real story of David Cameron’s economy” After today’s Autumn Statement, Ed Balls will be emailing Labour supporters this evening – and to coincide with… 5th December, 2013, 7:59 pm
Comment The coalition are making a land-grab on Labour territory – we should be encouraged This Autumn Statement has neatly illustrated the problem that any opposition faces when announcing policies outside of election… Simon Fitzpatrick 5th December, 2013, 4:43 pm
Featured Osborne says “we’re in this together” – so why’s he playing divide and rule? It took him long enough, but towards the end of his statement to the house, Osborne finally pulled… Mark Ferguson 5th December, 2013, 1:29 pm