David Lammy: The latest Tory privatisation shows the triumph of right-wing ideology over economic sense
Following in the footsteps of David Cameron, Theresa May has been quick to promise decisive action to crack down…
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Let’s tackle the unfinished business of the global financial crisis, a Consensus activist writes
Banks have never had the best of reputations, and the 2008 global financial crisis felt to many like…
Healey showed what guts it took to be a Common Sense Chancellor
There’s a certain art to be Chancellor of the Exchequer during the good times. It’s a time to…
How the Tories edited an Ed Balls quote – and then lied about it
So a video emerged from the Tories this morning that showed Ed Balls being interviewed in January about…
Tories set to cost Treasury more than £100 billion in next parliament
The Tories are intent on undermining Labour’s credibility on the economy but they’re ignoring the fact that their…
Balls writes to Treasury chief, and calls for “an accurate basis for comparing the commitments made by the parties”
Ed Balls has been calling for the OBR to independently audit each party’s manifesto costings for some time…
8 big ideas for a Miliband government
Ed Miliband must take into the election “a vision of a much more equal and sustainable society” said…
Clegg complains that Danny Alexander has “gone native” in the Treasury
Great scoop from the HuffingtonPost, who today report this quote from Osborne ally Rob Wilson MP: “I think…
Another Tory Twitter account makes a personal attack on a critic – and this time it’s “official”
Whilst the most amusing tweet to come out of the Treasury this evening was from George Osborne who…
Why are the Tories so secretive about their mystery “growth committee”?
Yesterday we asked if the Cabinet “Growth Committee” had even met yet, since no-one seemed to know who…
