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…
National Insurance
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…
Poll finds half of voters would pay more tax to fund NHS
Almost half of all voters would be willing to pay more tax if it meant funding the NHS,…
Why Andrew Harrop has got it wrong on National Insurance
Recently, Andrew Harrop made four arguments against raising National Insurance contributions to finance the growing NHS deficit. It…
Despite the immigration talk, majority of LabourList readers back free movement of labour
In the aftermath of UKIP’s victory in the European elections, immigration has returned to the fore of the British…
Why Labour shouldn’t raise National Insurance to pay for the NHS
Labour is on the brink of pledging to raise National Insurance to invest in the NHS, according to…
Weekly survey: free movement of labour, NHS funding and All-Women Shortlists
Seven Labour MPs have called for Miliband to support restrictions on the free movement of labour within the…
Reeves looks to bring 1.5 million low-paid workers into workplace pensions
In a speech to the Resolution Foundation this morning, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rachel…
