Myths are rife over Labour’s private school tax – here’s why they’re wrong
Private schools are reported to be gearing up for the biggest hike in fees in 20 years “amid…
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Reeves blames ministers for allowing cost of living to “spiral out of control”
Rachel Reeves has blamed the government for allowing the cost of living to “spiral out of control”, as…
Row over childcare ramps up as parents are left in “impossible position”
Assistant general secretary Steve Turner has secured the backing of United Left (UL) in the race to succeed general secretary…
Austerity isn’t over, IFS Budget analysis shows
Labour has said that analysis of the Budget by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that austerity…
Student debt row should be a cautionary tale for writing the next manifesto
When Labour’s manifesto was published, halfway through the general election campaign, the party was languishing far behind the…
Labour policy should not be decided by trying to please neo-liberal think tanks
Despite the electoral success of Labour, a recent LabourList article by Andrew Harrop shows the anxiety of the…
Mary Creagh: The Brexit debate should not distract us from using the Global Goals to tackle hunger, poverty and disease
Last year, the UK came together with 193 countries and agreed 17 ambitious sustainable development goals. The Global…
Rachel Reeves: PM and chancellor have betrayed the “jams” but plough on with a £1 billion handout for the wealthy
Philip Hammond has abandoned his boss’s now famous “jams” (just about managing) families in the worst of all…
Debbie Abrahams: Politicians must be closer to communities if we are to tackle the scourge of inequality
The month after the most important election in our lifetime, whether to remain or leave the European Union, we…
McDonnell seizes on IFS report to warn Brexit would spell “disaster” of more austerity
A vote to leave the EU would be a “disaster”, John McDonnell has said today as the independent…
