Steve Reed: Osborne’s cynical Budget delivered back-door local government cuts
When it comes to local government, the Government says one thing but does another. They talk localist and…
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LabourList readers back McDonnell’s pledges on spending
Nearly four out of five LabourList readers have backed the leadership’s strategy on the economy. An overwhelming 79 per cent…
Shock poll puts Labour ahead of Tories after “unfair” Budget
Jeremy Corbyn has received a significant boost from a new opinion poll which gives Labour a slender lead for…
Angela Eagle: Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse remains a myth
We have heard a lot in recent years from George Osborne about the so-called Northern Powerhouse. We…
The great capital gains tax deception shames Osborne
There were many things in yesterday’s Budget that anyone with a sense of fairness and balance should object…
Six Budget facts Osborne doesn’t want you to know
It has been 24 hours since George Osborne delivered his eighth Budget – a typical Tory package of…
Osborne academies’ plan “unravelling” amid £560m black hole in schools funding, Powell warns
Lucy Powell has attacked Government’s “costly and disrupting” plans to turn all schools into academies as Labour…
More austerity, lower wages and why we should “all be worried” – IFS’ brutal verdict on Osborne’s Budget
British people face a longer period of lower wages and reduced living standards as spending cuts continue beyond 2020,…
Kinnock: On Planet Osborne the Budget made sense, on Planet Earth the reality is hitting growth and manufacturing
Dear George, Yesterday was a new experience: my first Spring Budget as an MP – a significant…
Tory disability campaigner quits party in protest at Osborne’s cuts
A Conservative disability campaigner has quit his role in disgust for the Tories’ cuts to disability benefits following…
