Comment ‘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.… Luke Raikes 23rd October, 2023, 8:00 am
News 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… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 18th July, 2023, 5:32 pm
Columnist 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… Ben Glover 20th May, 2023, 1:05 pm
Comment 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… Faiza Shaheen 16th March, 2018, 8:41 am
Comment 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… Ian Austin 18th November, 2016, 9:30 am
Comment 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… Rayhan Haque 9th June, 2016, 5:18 pm
Comment 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… Jon Cruddas 13th August, 2015, 7:20 am
News 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… 25th March, 2015, 4:46 pm
Comment 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… Jon Wilson 26th March, 2014, 9:19 am
Comment Inequality, class and the crisis Redistributive policies need to be part of the answer to income inequality, and politicians should lead the way… Ruth Lister 17th February, 2012, 12:01 pm