Labour won Tory seats with a stirring campaign – but danger lurks in the detail of both parties’ spending plans
General election 2017 (seats won compared with 2015): Conservatives: 318 (-13) Labour: 262 (+30) SNP: 35 (-21) Lib…
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Christian Wolmar: It’s time to tell the right-wing press that reforms should be measured in more than just pounds
The Labour manifesto has been widely acknowledged as having plenty of good ideas and even many many people…
Let’s use this campaign to banish the myth Labour is anti-business – and let’s put small firms at the heart of the economy
The Labour Party has historically been a pioneering friend to small business. It is the natural friend to and…
The media is still a feral beast – but Labour has to make the sums add up
Yes, the print media is overwhelmingly against Jeremy Corbyn – but the sums still have to add up.…
Nationalisation, Brexit and immigration – Corbyn’s key manifesto pledges
Labour has launched its 123-page manifesto. It was an emotive occasion in which Jeremy Corbyn was cheered, as…
Corbyn pledges swingeing tax rises on top earners and the high-paying big businesses
Jeremy Corbyn today pledges a series of tax rises for top earners as well as a new levy…
Labour set to pitch new levy on top earners as Corbyn tells May to “come out of hiding”
Jeremy Corbyn will today tell Theresa May to “come out of hiding” as he unveils a “radical and…
Christian Wolmar: The “fully costed” con – why Labour must re-set the agenda on spending and make the case for investment
The first question asked of any politician offering a policy initiative is “How much will it cost?”, followed…
Andrew Gwynne: Labour is setting the agenda while the empty Tories avoid scrutiny like the plague
This is the latest in a series of weekly election campaign blogs written by Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s campaigns…
Theresa May has wiped out UKIP by becoming UKIP – McDonnell speech
This is the full text of the speech delivered by John McDonnell at the Museum of London yesterday.…
