‘A year on from HS2’s cancellation, what should Labour learn to Get Britain Building?’
One year ago today at Tory conference in Manchester, the then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled the northern leg…
Infrastructure
‘Labour can bring back Big Government – and rein in the Elon Musks of the world’
Is there any version of the future in which you can imagine Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of…
‘Reeves needs a BoE independence-style moment like Brown. Here’s one big idea’
If Labour wins the next election, the challenge it will face is clear. It must deliver a “decade…
Labour conference 2023: Motions voted on by delegates on Monday
Labour conference 2023 will debate and vote on motions covering 12 topics, which were selected by local parties…
For Boris Johnson’s levelling up agenda to work, it must include mental health
The levelling up white paper expected this month is likely to feature a fair bit of detail on…
New Brexit blow for May as Labour peer Adonis quits as infrastructure czar
Labour peer Andrew Adonis quit as Theresa May’s infrastructure chief this afternoon saying the prime minister’s handling of…
Sarah Jones: Tory industrial strategy fails Britain on education and infrastructure
The big story from last week’s Budget was clear – there is little room for manoeuvre on the…
Peter Dowd: Tory attacks over borrowing to invest are just ideology pure and simple
The days since Philip Hammond’s Budget have seen a concerted effort by the Conservatives and their media outriders…
Tory “market fundamentalists” and how austerity is holding back Britain – extracts from Corbyn’s speech
These are extracts from the pre-Budget speech that Jeremy Corbyn is due to deliver at the Association of Colleges…
The Tories claim economic success – but workers’ pay suggests otherwise
Figures released by the Office for National Statistic (ONS) this month showed that unemployment fell by 57,000 in…
