‘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…
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Roundup: Unions’ New Deal nerves, Labour’s e-recruits, municipal socialism
Good morning on a busy old day in Labourland, where for a change we’ll start with all things…
‘Labour must reverse council cuts and base funding on need, not local wealth’
As the saying goes, all politics is local. For all the spectacle and drama that Westminster politics brings,…
Labour denies another policy U-turn as £3bn big tech tax ruled out
Good morning. Labour’s gradual drip-feed of self-confessed U-turns and staunchly denied but reported climbdowns continues. The Times suggests…
‘How Labour and Co-operative councils are taking a stand on tax avoidance’
This week is Fair Tax Week 2023, where businesses and organisations around the UK highlight the importance of…
TUC chief tells MPs Labour must “face down” business and hike taxes
Last night’s weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) was addressed by TUC general secretary Paul Nowak.…
Will a Keir Starmer government bring continuity or change?
Speaking at a Progressive Britain conference this weekend, Labour leader Keir Starmer promised to go ‘further and deeper’…
Momentum: The transformative socialist agenda CLPs should bring to conference
It’s been a great week for us in the Labour Party, following huge Conservative losses and substantial Labour…
The Tory finance bill shows they won’t put working people first
With quite some audacity, the Chancellor stood up in the House of Commons a month ago and said…
“There is a role for the tax system in supporting investment”– Rachel Reeves’ speech to MakeUK
Below is the full text of Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech at MakeUK’s annual conference in London this…
