Balls challenges Osborne to pre-election debate on economy
“Definitely. Absolutely. Bring it on, I say.” That was Ed Balls’ reaction when asked whether he would take…
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The SNP have proved they’re unfit to represent Scotland by collaborating with the Tories
On Tuesday in Westminster, George Osborne wasted a good deal of Parliamentary time on a political stunt. The…
Deflation and a rise in real incomes aren’t down to Tory policies
The sight of Labour MPs clucking at David Cameron like chickens at yesterday’s PMQs might have distracted LabourList’s…
Tories set to cost Treasury more than £100 billion in next parliament
The Tories are intent on undermining Labour’s credibility on the economy but they’re ignoring the fact that their…
Osborne’s inheritance tax plans prove his “them” and “us” agenda
For the past four years the Tories have been waxing lyrical on the economy. “Labour got us into…
Labour hits back at Tories over spending claims
The Tories have just finished a press conference in Central London, where they’ve used Treasury figures based on…
Osborne has ‘ceded the political centre ground to Labour’, says Balls
In an article for the Guardian, Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor, has outlined how George Osborne has ‘ceded the…
As Osborne made further cuts, his adviser got an 18% pay rise
In the past year, we’ve seen living standards falling, and while unemployment is down – wages are not…
Time to start backing and stop attacking our young people
George Osborne has badly misjudged the mood. There is little market for his Narnia-like politics of always winter…
Two thirds of people don’t support Osborne’s spending cuts, poll finds
A poll conducted by ComRes for The Independent has found that there isn’t substantial support for George Osborne’s…
