Labour set to rule out basic and higher rate income tax rises before election
Yesterday Ed Balls ruled out a VAT rise under a Labour government. Later that day, George Osborne refused…
Ed Balls
Can Labour make VAT an election issue?
Ed Balls yesterday ruled out any rise in VAT under Labour. “We will not put up VAT,” he…
It’s time to end the lie that Labour and Tories are ‘the same’ on austerity
It is a claim so ubiquitous that most people repeat it without even having to explain it: ‘there’s…
Balls confirms – there will be no VAT rise under Labour
UPDATE: VAT announcement comes with a surprise new poster: Ed Balls has spent most of the past four…
Ask the Chancellors: a boring sign of things to come
I am not one of those who claims this is a boring election. While the current Labour Party…
Labour’s fiscal targets mean cuts could end next year
Labour’s plans for deficit reduction could mean that spending cuts finish by 2016 – just as the Tories’…
Survey results: shadow cabinet rankings
For those of you who are familiar with LabourList’s weekly survey, you might be aware that we have…
Tory cuts will put the NHS at risk, says Balls
Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor, has outlined today how the Tories’ planned £70 bn cuts to public services would…
Balls warns second Tory term will mean bigger cuts than at any time since the war
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement means a second Tory term will bring with it deeper cuts than any other…
Miliband and Balls attack government over rising student debt as Labour gets ready to make tuition fees pledge
Ed Miliband is expected to announce a reduction in tuition fees today. The Labour leader is speaking at…
