Osborne chooses Tory politics over one nation economics
by Jonathan Todd Daniel Finkelstein is a leading commentator and one of David Cameron’s most articulate defenders. No other columnist has the economic gravitas of Martin Wolf. Pieces from Finkelstein...
View ArticleThis “no change” Budget fails to inspire
by Simon Fitzpatrick We were warned that this would be a no-change Budget, and it seems that was no bluff. Yes, Osborne is cutting a little more from departmental budgets and yes, he’s spending a...
View ArticleHelp to Buy is another Tory policy that will help millionaires most
by Radhika Madhani In Wednesday’s budget George Osborne revealed his Help to Buy scheme. On the face of it,this looks great: financial assistance for homebuyers, and a supposed boost to the economy...
View ArticleErosion of universal benefits is destroying public support for the welfare state
by Robin Thorpe Earlier this week George Osborne stated that “this month, around nine out of 10 working households will be better off as a result of the changes we are making”. The BBC report on this...
View ArticleOur Dalit class had enough problems before Philpott
by Kevin Meagher So which class does Mick Philpott belong to then? I guess he would end up in the “precariat” group, described as the “poorest and most deprived” in the BBC’s new parlour game, the...
View ArticleThe last few weeks have shown politics at its worst: tribal, divisive and ugly
by Peter Watt Sometimes politics is a noble and even beautiful pursuit where words can capture a moment and inspire. Just think of Martin Luther King on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 or...
View ArticleOsborne’s reputation for economic competence is fatally damaged. Labour must...
by Matthew Whittley Perceptions of economic competence will largely determine who takes power in 2015. It is well-known that Labour has its work cut out to regain trust with the nation’s purse strings,...
View ArticleLabour is fighting the wrong campaign
by Anthony Painter Since 1993, Labour performance in county council elections on a national equivalent basis is as follows: 39%, 44%, 42%, 36%, 22% and 29%. Thursday was better than the absolutely...
View ArticleWe need to make better use of Quantitative Easing
by Dan McCurry George Osborne’s nanny state policy responses are failing our banks and perverting our markets. In the midst of the political rhetoric on welfare and debt, there is one economic policy...
View ArticleHow Osborne is feathering his own nest
by Dan McCurry George Osborne is desperate to have some kind of legacy that he can tell his grandchildren about. Selling the state-owned banks would be that legacy. The only problem is that universal...
View ArticleTransparency Mr Cameron? Not when it comes to Lynton Crosby
by Michael Dugher On Wednesday, David Cameron finally unveiled the long-awaited lobbying bill called “Transparency of Lobbying.” The irony of this title has not been lost given that the last week has...
View ArticleLabour must expose the Tory wealth trap
by Dan McCurry The Tory wealth trap is making the rich richer, while the rest of the population either stands still or gets poorer. There is no trickle down effect caused by the squeezing the real...
View ArticleWhat is the point of today’s Labour party?
by Dan McCurry Way back in 1992, at the TUC conference, John Prescott stunned the socialist movement, by making a forceful speech in favour of John Smith’s proposed trade union reform. He attacked the...
View ArticleFor hard working people? Come off it Cameron. Here’s the “Top 40″ of Tory...
Last year, I wrote a blog for Labour Uncut about Cameron’s top 30 “real achievements”. But things have got so bad in the last year alone that this year’s round up is now a full “Top 40″. As the...
View ArticleThere is a simple Tory response on energy prices and Labour needs to beware
by Jonathan Todd Ed Miliband provided answers to some questions posed by Uncut in the book we launched at Labour conference. Less so, others. We asked where the money will come from. He committed to...
View ArticleThe questions facing George Osborne in the Autumn statement
by Jonathan Todd We all live in a George Osborne submarine. Or so he wishes. Doing his work beneath the surface, emerging periodically to bestride events, such as this week’s distinctly wintry Autumn...
View ArticleAutumn Statement review: It’s Reagan ’84 vs Reagan ’80
by Jonathan Todd Barack Obama’s second term was meant to pivot. From the Middle East which has sapped American military resources and moral authority, to the Pacific, the new crucible of economic and...
View ArticleOsborne’s made his move. Now it’s Labour’s turn
by Jonathan Todd We are a nation seeking to rebuild from the economic calamity of the past half decade. You might think this task merits a chancellor focused upon it. But George Osborne doesn’t look to...
View ArticleOsborne’s tank tries to churn up Ed’s lawn
by Kevin Meagher He would bristle at the comparison, but George Osborne’s raid on Labour’s turf – promising to support an above inflation rise in the minimum wage – is straight out of the Gordon Brown...
View ArticleMiliband’s reckoning must also reassure
by Jonathan Todd “The next election”, according to an answer that Ed Miliband gave on Friday, “will be a choice between a big reckoning and steady as she goes.” There wasn’t much that Mliband...
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