Triple lock plus pension pledge: What are Labour’s policies for pensioners?
The Tories have made a major general election pledge on pensions dubbed the “triple lock plus”, leading to…
Pensions
The Fabian Society’s 11 big policy ideas for a Labour government
Think tanks are not political parties. Most of the time we examine policy problems one by one. It…
‘Labour must speak up for WASPI women – or many more will die awaiting justice’
The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has always had a pragmatic and collaborative approach to securing…
Flat GDP, IMF gloom and Tory tax bung a gift to Labour spinners ahead of locals
Just in case voters had begun to forget the details of Jeremy Hunt’s budget for the fewest last month, Labour…
Average worker takes 400 years to gain from Tory pension bung, Labour finds
Angela Rayner has denounced the Tories’ decision to scrap the lifetime pension allowance as a “£1bn bung to…
Labour’s poll lead on the economy soars as Truss doubles down on mini-Budget
The Labour conference bubble has been well and truly burst by the alarming economic aftermath of Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget.…
The government cannot continue to ignore Gurkha pension inequality
Gurkhas have served in Her Majesty’s armed forces for more than 200 years. They have made an outstanding…
Government votes down Labour pension schemes bill climate change amendment
The government has voted down by a majority of 100 votes an amendment to the pension schemes bill…
As payouts fall, the case for divestment from fossil fuels is stronger than ever
Following the drastically reduced dividend payments from BP (down 50% in the second quarter) and Shell (down 65%…
Corbyn publishes tax return showing £50,000 payment to HMRC
Jeremy Corbyn today piled pressure on Theresa May when he published his tax return, which showed he had…
