The damning new UN report shows Labour must be brave on tax and redistribution
Last week, as Brexit dominated the airwaves and print, a damning 24-page United Nations report was released. Its contents…
Resolution Foundation
Jonathan Reynolds: Why we won’t and can’t put up tax for people earning under £80,000
Our Labour family has been holding a debate in the days since the autumn budget was delivered. Understandably,…
McDonnell ready to hit back at Hammond’s “broken promise budget”
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. Philip Hammond’s autumn budget is being…
This Budget must break the grip of the big banks and put the workers in charge
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget. Businesses that share ownership…
Joe Anderson: Universal credit could mean Christmas is cancelled for struggling families
“When you’ve got nothing you’ve got nothing to lose”, sang Bob Dylan. Unfortunately that’s not true. When you’ve…
The Tories claim economic success – but workers’ pay suggests otherwise
Figures released by the Office for National Statistic (ONS) this month showed that unemployment fell by 57,000 in…
Rachel Reeves: Tory tax changes and benefits freeze mean struggling families forced to fund new handout for the rich
The start of the new financial year today is when the rich get richer and the poor get…
Frances O’Grady: Agency workers don’t deserve second class treatment
“Agency workers don’t deserve to be treated like second-class citizens” said Frances O’Grady today. O’Grady spoke in response to…
Owen Smith: Universal Credit cuts show the hypocrisy of Tory claims to be the workers’ party
As wrongheaded Government decisions go, it’s hard to imagine one much worse than deciding to make 2.5…
Is this how a Living Wage might work under Labour?
There’s an interesting report from IPPR and the Resolution Foundation out today (“Beyond the Bottom Line“) that outlines…