We can detoxify the immigration debate by making fees on migrants more transparent
Last week’s Budget by Philip Hammond was a disappointment on several fronts. Britain faces another 17 long years of falling…
Housing
John McDonnell: Budget was just tinkering despite a crisis in housing and public services
This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell following the Budget today. This is a…
Budget speech verdict: Tough gig for opposition leader but Corbyn captures the mood of austerity Britain
This was the Budget when Brexit came home to bite. Growth forecasts downgraded for the next three years…
Mike Amesbury: Look up from your spreadsheet Phil – and look north
This is the penultimate one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in…
John McDonnell: Forget the gimmicks – chancellor needs to change direction
This is the full statement published by John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, in the run-up to today’s Budget.…
The prize in British politics is now to answer the deafening call to fix our broken housing market
This is one of a series of articles in the run-up to tomorrow’s Budget. During the 1980s and…
A Labour Budget would put rail, wages and workers’ rights at the heart of our economy
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. As…
Corbyn demands cash for sprinklers and ties Grenfell tragedy to elites’ tax scams
Jeremy Corbyn will today demand £1bn from Philip Hammond’s Budget to fund the purchase of sprinklers for council…
Helen Hayes: The u-turn on supported housing is a Labour victory over Tory chaos – but our fight goes on
Supported housing provides a vital lifeline for 700,000 people across Britain. It enables older people, disabled people and…
It would be painful but here’s why Labour should drop its £11bn tuition fees pledge
Labour didn’t win the last election but, if much of the media is to be believed, it was…
