March for the NHS shows battle against PFI is only just warming up
Some 60,000 of us, including shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth, took to the streets of London in the…
Funding
Fabians: Corbyn’s education reforms must be bigger – even if they cost more
Labour’s flagship education announcement yesterday is rather less than it seems. The £1.5bn announced for adult skills is…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn channels Labour’s fury on the NHS in bid to shatter stalemate
There are seismic changes playing out in British politics at the moment but it doesn’t always feel like…
“Tories handing back £7.5bn in corporation tax cuts but social care is cut to the bone” – Corbyn’s polemic at PMQs
“There’s a tragic parallel going on between an under-funded NHS and an under-funded social care system all over…
Tories retreat on timing of trade union reforms – but the battle goes on
Tory ministers have backed down on part of the Trade Union Bill, after accepting a Lords amendment on…
The Tories are carrying out a devastating attack on Labour’s funding
Amid the torrent of fudged statistics and poorly-disguised u-turns in the recent Autumn Statement, the Chancellor snuck in a…
Lammy gets financial backing for mayoral campaign
City AM have revealed the latest person to financially back David Lammy, MP for Tottenham and one of…
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…
Former Lib Dem peers donates £300k to 30 Labour candidates in bid to stop Tories
Lord Oakeshott, the former Lib Dem peer, has boosted Labour’s election chances by donating £300,000 to Labour candidates’…
Tories and UKIP both spent three times as much as Labour in the European elections
Both UKIP and the Conservative Party outspent Labour by almost three times during this year’s European election campaign.…