Comment Graham Jones: Tory cuts to housing benefit show the “nasty party” lives on In the Tories’ cuts to young people’s housing benefit, the nasty legacy of Cameron and Osborne lives on.… Graham Jones 17th March, 2017, 8:30 am
News Philip Hammond’s popularity takes a hammering after ham-fisted Budget The chancellor’s popularity has dropped in the latest polling after the Budget. In a survey taken after his… Emma Bean 16th March, 2017, 3:28 pm
Comment John McDonnell: Hammond backed down – now the super-rich and the giant corporations must be targeted for tax Phillip Hammond’s u-turn on the £2bn national insurance contributions (NICs) hike for the self-employed will be a relief to… John McDonnell 16th March, 2017, 1:00 pm
News McDonnell: Budget u-turn shows Corbyn’s Labour winning the argument on austerity Philip Hammond’s humiliating Budget u-turn shows Jeremy Corbyn is pushing back the government against the tide of Tory austerity,… Peter Edwards 16th March, 2017, 1:00 pm
Comment Hammond’s humiliation over national insurance proves the Tories are out of touch, writes a self-employed worker I have been arguing for long time that Labour should consider itself to be playing at home when… Philip Ross 15th March, 2017, 3:23 pm
Comment PMQs verdict: Tories’ u-turn a gift for Corbyn but Cooper’s zinger steals the show “We want a staircase for all not a ladder for the few”, Jeremy Corbyn said today. His critique… Emma Bean 15th March, 2017, 1:46 pm
Comment John McDonnell: Budget u-turn has shredded the chancellor’s authority This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell after Philip Hammond scrapped the £2bn rise in… John McDonnell 15th March, 2017, 1:05 pm
News Fresh poll shows Scots back the Union as Corbyn’s ratings slide further A majority of Scots still back remaining in Britain, a new poll suggests, as Jeremy Corbyn is handed… Emma Bean 15th March, 2017, 9:10 am
Comment Dawn Butler: Why I called out a Tory cabinet minister on her party’s claim to stand up for working class people Earlier this month I made my debut on the BBC’s Question Time and I have been told that… Dawn Butler 15th March, 2017, 7:00 am
News Who will lead the Unionist campaign for Labour in Scotland this time around? Barely three years ago an alliance of senior Labour figures helped see off an intense campaign for Scottish… Peter Edwards 14th March, 2017, 9:25 am