‘The Treasury takes 95p in each £1 of tax. Labour should devolve real tax powers’
At conference the other week, Labour set out practical ways the party would improve people’s lives in government.…
Redistribution
Starmer backs redistribution but warns party must be “tougher” to win power
Keir Starmer has declared that the “stand-aside state” cannot cope in the current global climate and argued for…
Keir Starmer is right – voters want respect as much as redistribution
“Clause IV on steroids” got the headlines, of course. But the most fascinating parts of Keir Starmer’s speech…
Poverty keeps growing – and the Tories are still in denial
The last eight years of policy have been a lesson in how to create the perfect conditions for…
Ian Austin: People are concerned about immigration – Labour must come up with fair answers rather than hiding from it
Not for the first time, Diane Abbott is trying to prevent Labour MPs discussing immigration by accusing them…
There is a case for higher taxes but it must never come from the politics of envy, a Consensus activist writes
Making a winning argument on tax is essential to Labour’s renewal and electability in 2020. It will require…
Labour stands on the brink of becoming irrelevant to the majority of working people
The fourth message from our Independent Review is that Labour has never been so far from political reality…
Murphy pledges £1 billion to help Scotland’s youth
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy made a speech in London this morning to pledge a £1 billion investment…
Let go or lose. Labour can’t win unless it redistributes power
We have, at last, a real battle within the Labour party. It’s not between left and right. It’s…
Inequality, class and the crisis
Redistributive policies need to be part of the answer to income inequality, and politicians should lead the way…
