Comment Hammond’s humiliation over national insurance proves the Tories are out of touch, writes a self-employed worker I have been arguing for long time that Labour should consider itself to be playing at home when… Philip Ross 15th March, 2017, 3:23 pm
Comment John McDonnell: Budget u-turn has shredded the chancellor’s authority This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell after Philip Hammond scrapped the £2bn rise in… John McDonnell 15th March, 2017, 1:05 pm
Comment Chancellor’s broken tax promise creates an opportunity for Labour – now the real party of the workers must seize it The chances of an early election just moved from low to infinitesimal. And Philip Hammond’s bold decision to… Peter Edwards 9th March, 2017, 9:32 am
Comment Budget verdict: Tory injustice fires up Corbyn but Spreadsheet Phil’s jokes cannot conceal reality of a divided Britain If being leader of the opposition is the toughest job in politics, as is often said, then this… Peter Edwards 8th March, 2017, 3:24 pm
News “Poverty pay” risk of self-employment, warns Debbie Abrahams Self-employed people are at risk of ending up with simply “poverty pay”, Labour’s welfare spokeswoman has said. Anyone… Emma Bean 14th November, 2016, 5:30 pm
News UK to see “crisis of living standards” without overhaul of social security, new report finds The UK is set to see a sharp rise in child poverty, worsening circumstances for low-income families and… Sarah Pine 31st August, 2016, 8:09 am
Featured Labour won’t put up National Insurance – and that will be a manifesto pledge, says Balls Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has said that Labour wouldn’t put up National Insurance if they win in May.… 25th March, 2015, 2:31 pm
News Raise National Insurance to secure the future of the NHS, says Labour MP Labour MP Frank Field has renewed calls to raise National Insurance (NI) contributions in order to fund the… 18th February, 2015, 9:40 am
News Chris Leslie rules out raising National Insurance to pay for social care The possibility of Labour pledging a specific tax to raise money for NHS spending resurfaced this weekend, with Ed… 1st September, 2014, 5:25 pm
Comment Labour shouldn’t increase National Insurance contributions to fund the NHS What’s safer, more appealing and more likely to guarantee electoral victory than the clinical and antiseptic interpretation of… Adebusuyi Adeyemi 21st August, 2014, 11:39 am