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The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his autumn statement in parliament today, setting out a budget and new policy announcements that could become key Conservative-Labour dividing lines in the run-up to the general election. Labour's Shadow…
In any fiscal event, there is a conflict between economics and politics. Today in the autumn statement, the Chancellor showed his colours, selecting narrow political appeal to the Tory base over the stable economics he has championed since…
by Alison McGovern It’s already clear that the next election will be fought on the economy. Up and down our country, it's got much harder to make ends meet. Too many families have battled through the past year, just trying to make sure…
A political party that is in such political disarray and so desperate to stay in power as the Conservatives currently are, will grasp at any political straw and sink to any squalid political depth. So, I expect this week’s Autumn Statement…
Good morning. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Wednesday, and so we can expect a week of chat about the economy, kicking off with remarks from Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, set to be delivered…
Austerity Dave: Opportunities and dangers Good morning. Predictably, the second coming of David Cameron, reincarnated as the messiah of the 'Blue Wall', has prompted a wave of cheers on the centre-right. Also predictable: the anger of those…
If Labour wins the next election, the challenge it will face is clear. It must deliver a "decade of national renewal", as Starmer put it in his conference speech last month, with little additional spending. This bind – the need for change…
Labour has been accused of "kidding itself" about the cost of its plans for a "decade of national renewal" after research estimated that the next government will need to spend an extra £142bn a year by 2030 to maintain current levels of…
Imagine that you have just become Prime Minister. It’s your first day on the job. You have managed to scrape a narrow majority and are the first Labour Prime Minister in 13 years. You’ve run a long campaign based on your shadow cabinet’s…
At conference the other week, Labour set out practical ways the party would improve people’s lives in government. One of the best ways to do that is to empower mayors and councils – and let them get on with the job. That makes fiscal…
Labour leader Keir Starmer’s conference speech promised a “genuine partnership” between the public and private sectors, building a “bridge from the jobs we must protect today to the opportunities we have to win tomorrow”. He said Labour…
Conference. It is a privilege to stand here, as your Shadow Chancellor. Today, I make this commitment to you, and to the country: out of the wreckage of Tory misrule, Labour will restore our economic stability. We will lift living…
