‘High interest rates and strict fiscal rules box Labour in – but it still has options’
Labour is going to face a potentially existential problem if – as seems very likely – it is…
Rachel Reeves
‘The government’s plans for post-election spending cuts are a trap for Labour’
This is a story about public capital investment. I know it might not sound like the makings of…
Does the Labour Party know its own stance on HS2?
Birmingham Blues Good morning. Birmingham council’s bankruptcy is back in the headlines, with the government (specifically, Levelling Up…
‘Blair talks tax, tech and junk food – but is he barking up the wrong tree?’
Bringing Congress and conference to you LabourList is free to read, but on-the-ground reporting on the party and…
Two-thirds back taxes on wealthy to fund cost-of-living support, report finds
Almost two-thirds of voters support funding further cost-of-living support through taxes on the wealthy, a new report has…
Summer reading list: Five things to read to understand Labour’s economic thinking
A hush settles over Portcullis House. Parliament Square empties of staffers and is refilled with tourists queueing for…
Reeves: Interest rates hike “incredibly worrying” for struggling households
Rachel Reeves has declared that the latest rise in interest rates will be “incredibly worrying” for already struggling…
Could spending restraint mean Labour goes all in on reform?
Good morning. The debate over Labour’s position on the two-child benefit limit is going precisely nowhere and continues…
‘Ignore the sceptics: the green prosperity plan is still radical, inspiring politics’
Watching Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Ed Miliband and Anas Sarwar outline Labour’s vision for energy and the climate…
‘Now is not the time for Labour to row back on its green prosperity plan’
The big news that year had been that Oasis might get back together for Glastonbury. In the end,…
