Comment No serious economist supports Osborne’s fiscal charter. Opposing it doesn’t make us deficit deniers I have been worried about the impact of George Osborne’s fiscal charter since it was floated last summer,… Helen Goodman 13th October, 2015, 4:40 pm
News Full text: McDonnell’s letter to Labour MPs on opposing fiscal charter Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell yesterday sent a letter to Labour MPs informing them that the party would now… 13th October, 2015, 11:19 am
News Labour reversal: McDonnell says party will now oppose fiscal charter Labour will now oppose the Tories’ fiscal charter when it comes to a Commons vote later this week,… 12th October, 2015, 4:46 pm
News Jeremy Corbyn campaigners set up new Momentum group Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign have organised to set up a new “grassroots network”, called Momentum. The… 8th October, 2015, 12:02 pm
News George Osborne “doesn’t live in the real world” George Osborne’s failure to mention the Redcar steel plant, where 1,700 workers are losing their jobs, shows that… 5th October, 2015, 3:30 pm
Comment What did we learn at Labour conference? 1 – What are Labour’s policies? While the policy was not debated, Labour’s current position on Trident (that… Conor Pope 1st October, 2015, 7:38 pm
Comment Our new economics will bring sustainable, progressive growth A new politics needs a new economics which was the message from the speech by Shadow Chancellor John… Seema Malhotra 28th September, 2015, 8:22 pm
News McDonnell: we’ll tax business more and deliver greater economic growth John McDonnell today promised to tackle the deficit and deliver greater economic growth by taxing business more and giving… 28th September, 2015, 6:55 pm
News Full text: Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s speech to conference John McDonnell, Hayes and Harlington, ex officio. I warn you this is not my usual rant, they get… 28th September, 2015, 2:35 pm
News Corbyn reveals big names in new Economic Advisory Committee Famous economists Thomas Piketty, David Blanchflower and Ann Pettifor are among the names to have joined Labour’s Economic… 27th September, 2015, 12:04 pm