The Tories have a total tin-ear on tax and the super rich. Ed Balls must be delighted today
As Ed Balls peruses this morning’s papers, he must hardly believe his luck. An announcement made at a…
George Osborne
Does Osborne want to be right more than he wants to win?
Sheer bafflement was the only reasonable reaction, upon reading today that the Tories have decided to fight back…
The Week in Bits: Europe, More Europe and why IDS wants to be like Shia LeBeouf
Oh friends, not these tones! When Tory MPs were summoned for a meeting of the parliamentary party on…
Labour can’t afford to get outflanked by Osborne on the Minimum Wage
It seems that George Osborne has had a rather sudden damascene conversion to a higher Minimum Wage. His…
The Week in Bits: Web wars, wages and watercannons
Gif Dems/ LOL Dems/ Listicle Democrats One Lib Dem Buzzfeed list this week (yes, there was more than…
Increasing the minimum wage – are the Tories in a tactical retreat?
It’s a bit rich for the Conservative party which fought tooth and nail against the introduction of the…
A “hard lesson” for George Osborne
In 2011 George Osborne proclaimed that “We have already asked the British people for what is needed, and…
What does One Nation Foreign Policy look like? – The Douglas Alexander interview
For the past fifteen months the watchwords for the Labour Party have been “One Nation”. Everything ends up…
The coalition are making a land-grab on Labour territory – we should be encouraged
This Autumn Statement has neatly illustrated the problem that any opposition faces when announcing policies outside of election…
Don’t be fooled by Osborne’s employment rhetoric – it’s a red herring
The figures used by George Osborne in today’s Autumn Statement are nothing more than a confidence trick. The…
