News 50,000 back MP’s petition for a wealth tax to raise cash instead of welfare cuts A petition by a left-wing Labour MP calling for the government to abandon its welfare reforms in favour… Daniel Green 21st April, 2025, 6:00 am
News Scottish Labour conference: Emergency motion on Palestine to be debated Delegates in Glasgow for Scottish Labour conference will debate an emergency motion calling on the government to cease… Daniel Green 21st February, 2025, 8:15 am
News Paul Nowak interview: ‘I’ll tell it straight to Labour – and push for wealth taxes’ When James Callaghan was Prime Minister, an often referenced opinion poll found that Jack Jones, the general secretary… Morgan Jones 21st July, 2024, 7:30 am
News Rachel Reeves interview: ‘There’s more to economic policy than tax and spend’ Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued that there is “more to economic policy than tax and spend”, using… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 26th June, 2024, 9:38 am
Comment ‘Starmer must emulate Attlee in 2024 – and seize the opportunity for change’ As election day gets closer, Labour will face growing pressure to set out a clearer vision for Britain’s… Stewart Lansley 3rd January, 2024, 9:45 am
Comment ‘Labour’s rejection of policies like wealth taxes is a moral and economic failure’ On August 25th, Colne Valley Constituency Labour Party agreed to send the following motion forward to national conference:… David Parker 25th September, 2023, 10:17 am
News Two-thirds back taxes on wealthy to fund cost-of-living support, report finds Almost two-thirds of voters support funding further cost-of-living support through taxes on the wealthy, a new report has… Katie Neame 31st August, 2023, 12:01 am
Comment ‘Out of chaos, a new consensus may be emerging on how to fix inequality’ It is the biggest act of wealth destruction on record. We knew Trussonomics was a catastrophe, but now… Liam Byrne 25th July, 2023, 12:38 pm
Comment ‘Labour must defend inheritance tax against right-wing attacks’ According to the Times, axing inheritance tax is back on the Tory agenda. It’s a tactic – to… Stewart Lansley 18th July, 2023, 8:00 am
News 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… Kate Dove 10th May, 2023, 10:07 am