Labour to scrap current oil and gas windfall tax – but resist new drilling
The government is set to end the windfall tax on oil and gas giants in 2030 and replace…
Windfall tax
‘Voters don’t know Labour’s plans on the cost of living. A clearer offer is needed’
The general election will be a cost-of-living election. But ask most voters what any of the major parties…
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…
PMQs: Starmer hits economic growth talking points in underpowered session
Keir Starmer stuck close to his talking points on growth in this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions. The Labour…
Government choices have left workers paying the price as company profits soar
The big question of 2023 will be, who pays? During the pandemic, it was ordinary working people such…
As people struggle to keep warm, the windfall tax is scandalously insufficient
Oil and gas company Shell has today reported its highest profits in its 115-year history. The firm’s profits rose to $39.9bn…
Labour urges government to stop further rise in energy price cap in April
Labour has urged the government to stop a further rise in the energy price cap while setting out…
Closing “loopholes” in windfall tax would raise £17bn, Labour research reveals
Rachel Reeves has accused the Tories of “diving into working people’s pockets” rather than “fairly” taxing the profits…
PMQs: Starmer argues that Sunak is choosing to fail the British public
“Difficult decisions” was a phrase used repeatedly by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the run-up to the autumn statement…
Wealth taxes are the alternative to Conservative austerity 2.0
Some say you should never let a good crisis go to waste. For the Tory Party, that means…
