Reeves accuses Tories of having ‘covered up’ state of public finances from country
Rachel Reeves has accused the Conservatives of having “covered up” the true state of the public finances from…
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IFS: ‘Sharp cuts’ likely under Labour to justice system and further education
A leading think tank is warning Labour and other major parties are “silent on the inevitability of cuts”…
Could Cameron tempt Sunak to make the election about austerity?
Austerity Dave: Opportunities and dangers Good morning. Predictably, the second coming of David Cameron, reincarnated as the messiah of…
‘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…
How the labour movement reacted to the government’s autumn statement
Jeremy Hunt delivered his long-awaited autumn statement this morning. The Chancellor set out a large number of measures…
Autumn statement must deliver “fairer choices for working people”, Reeves says
Rachel Reeves has declared that the autumn statement needs to deliver “fairer choices for working people” and a…
Austerity is not the only game in town. We must look at taxes on wealth
We are deep in a cost-of-living emergency 12 years in the making, an emergency that is about to…
FBU: Staff shortages due to Omicron left entire fire station without firefighters
The Fire Brigades Union has revealed that a fire and rescue station was left without a single firefighter…
Labour councils are reinventing municipal socialism and trying to hold back austerity
If we are to prepare for power nationally then we should do more to crowdsource solutions to modern…
Labour should spread power and fight austerity by promising “first ministers” for each of the English regions
Our country is unequal and divided and a Labour government is the only cure. Austerity has opened up…
