Joe Anderson: Housing is too important to leave to the iniquities of the free market
It’s hardly surprising that for the first time since the slum clearances in the 1950s and 1960s, there…
Housing
PMQs verdict: Corbyn lands his core arguments on Christmas housing crisis
As Brexit hangs over the day, this was a traditional tussle on domestic policy between Jeremy Corbyn and…
The long read: Labour leavers and remainers must make common cause against raw capitalism of the hard-right
The Conservative government clings to office. It has no strategic view of the country’s future. It appears incapable…
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…
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…
