Five reasons for Labour to be cheerful after the Budget shambles – and five reasons to be fearful
The Good…. The Budget has officially unravelled. For any Opposition, who in Budget week can only stand back, watch and…
John McDonnell
Labour has been presented with an opportunity to change the narrative on welfare
The Government’s cuts are dividing society because, in Iain Duncan Smith’s words, they’re “narrowly focused on getting the…
“Chaos or con” – top Labour figures lay into Osborne over Budget u-turns
Senior Labour figures from across the party have rounded on an unapologetic George Osborne as he finally turned…
McDonnell calls on Osborne to scrap Budget as Treasury confirms u-turn on disability cuts
John McDonnell has called on George Osborne to rip-up his “chaotic” Budget and start again as the Treasury performed…
LabourList readers back McDonnell’s pledges on spending
Nearly four out of five LabourList readers have backed the leadership’s strategy on the economy. An overwhelming 79 per cent…
More austerity, lower wages and why we should “all be worried” – IFS’ brutal verdict on Osborne’s Budget
British people face a longer period of lower wages and reduced living standards as spending cuts continue beyond 2020,…
McDonnell: No spending cuts, let’s change capitalism
John McDonnell has ruled out fighting the next General Election with any plans for spending cuts, pledged more borrowing…
Corbyn slams Osborne’s “six years of failures”
George Osborne’s Budget was a “culmination of six years of failures”, Jeremy Corbyn said today. Speaking from the…
Osborne’s Budget reverts to “the old politics of spin”, says McDonnell
John McDonnell has attacked George Osborne’s economic credibility ahead of today’s Budget speech – and accused the Chancellor of “taking…
McDonnell’s fiscal credibility approach shows some genuinely new thinking for Labour
John McDonnell’s speech today was one inspired by Marx – but not in the way you’d expect. The…
