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By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter It never rains in Manchester. It pours. And the waters sluicing out of Manchester's Tory conference are an unstoppable torrent. More than ever before we are getting to know what Cameron's Conservatives…
By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter It never rains in Manchester. It pours. And the waters sluicing out of Manchester's Tory conference are an unstoppable torrent. More than ever before we are getting to know what Cameron's Conservatives…
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon It is more or less a foregone conclusion that unemployment in the UK will continue to rise and is likely to remain around the 3 million plus mark for some time. It is also true, as Rob Reich the former US Labour…
By Warwick Sharp Cuts to government spending are clearly needed. The debate surrounding public finances has led to this agreement across the whole political spectrum. However, is this widespread acceptance that public spending cuts are…
By Alex Smith Peter Mandelson has just come off the stage at conference to a rousing reception, having framed the next general election as one where voters can either fight for continued change through active government, or vote to return…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In the IPPR poll of LabourList readers, 51% of respondents said they would prefer increasing taxes on the well off as a means of bringing down the level of national debt. Asked "what should the next government…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In this month's Prospect magazine, Gordon Brown will outline his beliefs about the future role of New Labour in meeting the requirements of modern governance - and say that Britain needs a written constitution…
By Lewis Goodall I apologise in advance but I have to say, Vince was spot on. I assure you, the 'Cult of Vince' hasn't got to me, but I do have to take my hat off to 'the great sage' on this occasion; when Cable announced his proposal to…
By Rosie Hucklesby / @rosiehucklesby In the current recession, the housing market has taken a severe blow. It's predicted that up to 65,000 homes have faced repossession and somewhere between 2 million and 5 million people are awaiting…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a shocking, but not wholly unsurprising poll for the Guardian today, it's revealed that only 14% of people think Labour is telling the truth on the state of the public finances. Even our own supporters do…
By Brian Barder / @BrianLB Try to stifle that yawn at the prospect of yet another discussion of cuts: if we're not careful, that's what the general election is going to be about. What it should be about is mass unemployment - already the UK…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: The full transcript of Ed Balls' interview about this on the politics show is now available to read here. The big news this morning is Ed Balls' announcement that his education department will curb…
