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By Richard Lane There is little doubt that the recession is having a deep and sure to be lasting impact on every aspect of our lives. Interest rates are at an historic low, the Bank of England is printing £75 billion of 'quantative easing'…
By Rachel Reeves Perhaps it is some comfort for women that none of those dragged before the Treasury Committee for a mauling in recent weeks have been women. But with only one female member of the committee, women have had little…
By Rachel Reeves Perhaps it is some comfort for women that none of those dragged before the Treasury Committee for a mauling in recent weeks have been women. But with only one female member of the committee, women have had little…
By Rachel Reeves Today is an historic day in tackling the recession. The Bank of England has already cut interest rates to an all time low, so today's cut in the base rate to just 0.5% is a side show. The real story is that the Bank has…
By Rachel Reeves Today is an historic day in tackling the recession. The Bank of England has already cut interest rates to an all time low, so today's cut in the base rate to just 0.5% is a side show. The real story is that the Bank has…
At the National Policy Forum at the weekend Gordon Brown spoke about the thinking and values behind Labour's action on the economy. You can read the full speech here. The party also published a comprehensive document on Labour's approach…
By Yvette Cooper This week I did a webchat on moneysupermarket.com taking questions about the economy and other issues. This is the link if you'd like to have a look...
By Alastair Campbell I was at the London Labour Party's fundraising dinner in Canary Wharf last night. I was fully intending to blog last night after getting back. But I got home just before midnight to find my mouse had died. You can have…
By Jane Wills The notion of a living wage first emerged in the industrial heartlands of Britain during the 1870s. As the burgeoning labour movement developed the capacity to bargain over their share of pie, workers' representatives started…
From LabourList It is outrageous that Sir Fred Goodwin is going to draw a pension of £650,000 a year (at the age of 50). He contributed to the disastrous performance of RBS, which saw it post record losses today of £24.1 billion. The news…
By John Prescott We might be in recess, but after our RBS anti-bonus campaign, I'm now getting ready to go to Cyprus for a Council of Europe environment meeting. We're hoping to lay the groundwork for a successful climate change conference…
By Peter Mandelson UPDATE 4.30 pm My post has been extended to include the full remarks that I have just made to the Council for Foreign Relations on the current economic situation and how we deal with it: Inevitably, handling the banking…
