Columnist ‘The Tories may well slash inheritance tax yet – but Labour has nothing to fear’ Inheritance tax: the great survivor of Conservative conference. Following months of briefings, speculation and a Telegraph campaign backed… Ben Glover 5th October, 2023, 12:06 pm
Comment ‘Labour must defend inheritance tax against right-wing attacks’ According to the Times, axing inheritance tax is back on the Tory agenda. It’s a tactic – to… Stewart Lansley 18th July, 2023, 8:00 am
Comment Voters are clear: the public should not be footing the bill for the King’s coronation The King’s coronation takes place against the backdrop of the biggest attack on living standards in 70 years.… Richard Burgon 5th May, 2023, 10:30 am
Comment Dan Jarvis: Tory manifesto shows Theresa May has assumed the politics of Trump But for the enormous tragedy of events in Manchester, the last week would have been a tale of… Dan Jarvis 27th May, 2017, 1:00 pm
Comment Rachel Reeves: Tory tax changes and benefits freeze mean struggling families forced to fund new handout for the rich The start of the new financial year today is when the rich get richer and the poor get… Rachel Reeves 6th April, 2017, 8:57 am
News McDonnell: “Industrial scale” tax evasion has gone on far too long in Britain Tax avoidance on an “industrial scale” has gone on for far too long, John McDonnell said today, as he… Emma Bean 24th November, 2016, 2:41 pm
Comment There is a case for higher taxes but it must never come from the politics of envy, a Consensus activist writes Making a winning argument on tax is essential to Labour’s renewal and electability in 2020. It will require… Rayhan Haque 9th June, 2016, 5:18 pm
Video Who’s this advising the use of “clever financial products” to get round inheritance tax? Why, it’s George Osborne A youthful looking George Osborne appeared on The Daily Politics in 2003 and had some interesting advice to… Peter Edwards 11th April, 2016, 11:27 am
News We must oppose the inheritance tax cut, says Kendall Labour must come out against the cuts to inheritance tax (IHT) outlined by George Osborne in last week’s… 14th July, 2015, 9:00 am
Polling Voters strongly oppose cuts to welfare and top rate of tax A majority of people oppose the Tories plans to slash the welfare budget by £12 billion and reduce… 8th July, 2015, 12:01 pm