Labour did not lose because of shift to the left, new report claims
Labour did not lose last year’s election because it was too left wing or because voters did not…
Spending
Cruddas asks the right questions – I heard them on the doorstep of a swing seat
How did it come to this? That a Labour Party fighting an arrogant, out-of-touch Tory government who failed…
Five reasons for Labour to be cheerful after the Budget shambles – and five reasons to be fearful
The Good…. The Budget has officially unravelled. For any Opposition, who in Budget week can only stand back, watch and…
LabourList readers back McDonnell’s pledges on spending
Nearly four out of five LabourList readers have backed the leadership’s strategy on the economy. An overwhelming 79 per cent…
More austerity, lower wages and why we should “all be worried” – IFS’ brutal verdict on Osborne’s Budget
British people face a longer period of lower wages and reduced living standards as spending cuts continue beyond 2020,…
There is no “magic money tree” to reverse all spending cuts, Chris Leslie tells leadership
Chris Leslie today warns that Labour risks adopting the economics of the “magic money tree” and runs the risk of…
McDonnell leaps on OECD call to curb austerity
JOHN McDonnell has seized on a report by the influential OECD think tank which called for higher public…
Apologise for overspending? I’m afraid that’s only the start
In the aftermath of our election defeat much of the post-mortem has centred why voters took such a…
To regain trust, Labour must admit we spent too much, says Burnham
The spending deficit was too high in the years before the 2008 financial crash, Andy Burnham will say…
Let’s put to bed the charge of Labour over-spending, and turn our fire on the Tories
This critical period we have to choose the next person to lead our party into government in 2020…
