Osborne’s “draconian” January Charter and the SNP’s “credible” Fiscal Mandate are pretty much the same
On Wednesday night I voted against George Osborne’s Charter for Budget Responsibility. It was the right thing to…
George Osborne
How to beat George Osborne
George Osborne is the current favourite for the Tory succession. He (along with retiring David Cameron and political…
Osborne’s Charter may be clever politics, but it is poor economics
Today’s debate on the Tories’ Fiscal Charter is rightly focussed on the big choice we have before us.…
McDonnell seeks to clarify fiscal charter decision ahead of Commons vote
John McDonnell is today putting in effort to explain his u-turn on George Osborne’s fiscal charter, which will…
No serious economist supports Osborne’s fiscal charter. Opposing it doesn’t make us deficit deniers
I have been worried about the impact of George Osborne’s fiscal charter since it was floated last summer,…
Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse risks being all fur coat
It’s a movement that shows no sign of slowing down. As cities and counties line up for devolution,…
Why we joined the tens of thousands marching in Manchester
By Cllr Jim McMahon and Cllr Kieran Quinn If you believe the hype, Greater Manchester’s aspiration and politics…
George Osborne “doesn’t live in the real world”
George Osborne’s failure to mention the Redcar steel plant, where 1,700 workers are losing their jobs, shows that…
We need an investigation into Osborne’s plans for nuclear power stations
Yesterday I wrote to Meg Hillier, the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee asking her and the committee…
We’ll beat the Tories by offering a better alternative
Today the Finance Bill is being debated in the Commons. Despite what the Tories want people to believe,…
