Look Left – The Tory Olympic legacy, Osbornomics under siege and IDS
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
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100 years on from his birth, why is Jim Callaghan important?
This Saturday, May 26th, The People’s History Museum in Manchester is commemorating the centenary of the birth of James Callaghan.
Why should gay couples have to wait for equal pension rights?
Tory MPs calling for equal marriage proposals to be delayed to ‘focus on what matters’ need to understand how desperate LGBT couples are for equal rights.
Memo to EU leaders: If austerity fails, it’s austerity’s fault – not that of workers’ rights
Europe needs an alternative vision and this has to be done by putting faith in people, rather putting faith in the “elites” and destroying social rights.
The curse of the Home Office continues
The Home Office brief – a bed of nails during Labour’s years – shows no signs of becoming a fluffy chaise lounge under this government, writes Kevin Meagher.
OBR chief: “No evidence” Osborne’s 50p tax cut will promote growth
OBR chair Robert Chote today said there was no evidence George Osborne’s flagship cutting of the 50p top rate of tax in the budget will promote growth.
The military campaign in Afghanistan cannot save the West from long-term strategic failure
As the NATO summit on Afghanistan approaches, former infantry officer Patrick Bury addresses the imminent strategic failure of an unpopular war.
Balls: Osborne’s “we’re all in this together” economic mission has failed
Ed Balls today said George Osborne’s “economic mission”, on his own terms as set out two years ago, “on all three counts”, has failed.
The two faces of the Tories on sport: Embracing the Games while closing swimming pools
Local Conservative councils are showing up the real Tory Olympic legacy – closing down swimming pools and building over green spaces.