Labour’s “lines to take” on the budget
Sky’s Adam Boulton has tweeted Labour’s “lines to take” on the Budget. Here it is (and below, incase…
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Local newspaper advert claims Bedroom Tax is “fair for everyone”
An eagle-eyed reader has sent in this DWP advert on the Bedroom Tax from their local paper. Although…
The Tories have a total tin-ear on tax and the super rich. Ed Balls must be delighted today
As Ed Balls peruses this morning’s papers, he must hardly believe his luck. An announcement made at a…
Why do people fall for media spin about Labour and welfare?
That’s a serious question – because there’s a piece in today’s paper that plenty of people in the…
It’s not what you say, it’s what they hear
In their private discussions politicians and their advisers must ask themselves a lot of questions – how to…
5 things we learned in 2013
By Mark Ferguson and Marcus Roberts In only a few hours the clock will strike midnight and the…
How sexist is the media? The figures don’t lie…
This week the BBC Trust outlined new targets it must reach, in an overhaul of its governing structure;…
Ed Miliband’s Desert Island Discs choices
Today Ed Miliband is on Desert Island Discs – so what has he picked? Here are the 8…
More borrowing and fewer nurses – let’s judge Cameron on his record
At the last General Election, when Labour warned that the Tories in power would cut the number of…
Miliband dismisses talk of Balls rift as “silly emails in offices”
After yesterday’s revelation that senior Labour (and Miliband) staffer Torsten Henricson-Bell had described Ed Balls’ messaging as a…
