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John McDonnell has accused the Labour Party of heading into power "almost destined and planning to fail" because of its refusal to commit to a greater variety of strategies to fund public spending. The former Shadow Chancellor argued that…
Inheritance tax: the great survivor of Conservative conference. Following months of briefings, speculation and a Telegraph campaign backed by more than 50 Tory MPs, many had expected it to be on the chopping block. In the end, the Prime…
It wasn’t just auto-industry bosses Rishi Sunak blindsided with his net zero U-turn. By delaying the go-ahead for a major solar farm on the same day, and by refusing to commit to HS2, Sunak sent a signal that’s been heard loud and clear…
On August 25th, Colne Valley Constituency Labour Party agreed to send the following motion forward to national conference: “Conference notes that for decades the benefits of economic growth have been increasingly appropriated by a tiny…
In Truss, we do not trust Merry mini-Budget eve to all who celebrate! It will be a year tomorrow since Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous fiscal statement that “crashed the economy” as Labour likes to put it. And with the short-lived…
Labour is going to face a potentially existential problem if – as seems very likely – it is elected at the next general election. The risk is that there won’t be any money to spend which is not already committed. Labour has vowed not to…
This is a story about public capital investment. I know it might not sound like the makings of a thriller, but don't close the tab just yet. Because this is the story of how Conservative austerity has shredded the fabric of our public…
Where a worker is in the world right now plays a pivotal role in shaping their experience amid global efforts to combat climate change. In the heart of coal country in the United States, the United Mine Workers of America (UNWA) are already…
The summer recess is often known as ‘silly season’, but this summer has felt particularly stupid. Around a year out from a general election, and the government have spent their recess relentlessly focused on issues that don’t impact the…
A year ago this August, the U.S passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which cemented a broader turn to a new, green era of US state-led economic development marked by public investment towards building up zero-carbon infrastructure and…
A hush settles over Portcullis House. Parliament Square empties of staffers and is refilled with tourists queueing for red phone box selfies. Tumbleweed drifts through the atriums of Westminster tube station. August is the quietest month in…
Rachel Reeves has declared that the latest rise in interest rates will be "incredibly worrying" for already struggling households and argued that the responsibility for the "crisis" lies "at the door of the Conservatives". The Bank of…
