News Invest in education and fight the Brexit “fundamentalists”, Corbyn tells chancellor Jeremy Corbyn will today demand that Philip Hammond use the Budget to invest in education, take on the… Peter Edwards 14th November, 2017, 8:59 am
News McDonnell joins Copeland candidate to highlight party’s £500bn spending pledge John McDonnell has promised a Labour government would invest in Cumbria’s struggling infrastructure as part of a planned… Peter Edwards 6th February, 2017, 3:31 pm
News An astonishing set of Tory failures: top Labour figures give their verdict on key Autumn Statement measures £122bn of extra borrowing by 2021 and growth downgraded for next year John McDonnell, shadow chancellor: “The figures speak… 23rd November, 2016, 6:00 pm
Comment Conor McGinn: The north’s rail network is stuck on dial-up in a broadband age The last few weeks have shown how difficult and contentious it can be for governments to make decisions… Conor McGinn 21st November, 2016, 10:00 am
Comment Osborne’s austerity is nothing more than a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich George Osborne’s theme for his latest Budget was “putting the next generation first”. This claim stands reality on its… 24th March, 2016, 6:33 pm