Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters are an example to us all
2020 has been a bad year for democracy in Hong Kong. The new national security law, imposed by…
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Peter Dowd: The Tories’ response to tax scams is to choke off the funding to HMRC
Taxes are the price we pay for a civilised and fair society. Yet the burden of taxation is…
McDonnell and austerity campaigner in fresh pledge to tackle “toothless” bank laws
John McDonnell has enlisted the support of a leading anti-austerity campaigner for a Labour pledge to halt the…
Sadiq Khan warns May over lack of Brexit trade deal and sets out London’s red lines
Sadiq Khan has launched a major broadside at Theresa May’s handling of Brexit and warned of the “colossal…
Accept the referendum result, fight for a fair Brexit and try to halt austerity – John McDonnell’s speech to conference
This is the full text of the speech given by shadow Chancellor John McDonnell at Labour conference today.…
The politics of Win-Lose
Win or lose in May, Ed Miliband will have transformed British politics. Miliband’s best days have come when…
Ed Balls writes to George Osborne to demand answers on tax evasion and HSBC
Here’s the letter in full: Dear George, It has now been over a week since the full story…
“We will act”: Miliband slams failure to tackle tax avoidance in Welsh Labour conference speech
Ed Miliband will use his speech today to the Welsh Labour conference to fan the flames of the row…
3 key questions the Government must answer on HSBC and tax avoidance
The Government were today challenged to come clean over how they acted over the allegations of tax avoidance…
“The Government has got some serious questions to answer” – Miliband on Stephen Green and HSBC
An extensive investigation, conducted by media organisations across 45 countries, has revealed that the Swiss banking arm of…
