Five ways Labour got it badly wrong
It’s important to be brutally honest about Labour’s lacklustre campaign
Comment: Labour didn’t lose the election because of Scotland
Miliband ditched New Labour but, beyond a basket of populist gimmicks he struggled to find anything with which to replace it
The Emperor’s New Clothes review – Russell Brand is ‘simplistic’. But so what?
The Emperor’s New Clothes asks the right questions but offers little beyond vague uplift
Cameron tax law could cause ‘monumental damage’ says bank
David Cameron’s pledge to enshrine in law a promise not to raise income tax, VAT or National Insurance is unraveling already
Tory MP: Make overweight people pay to use NHS
A Tory MP who sparked fury by insisting A&E patients should wait longer than four hours has previously suggested the NHS should charge for smoking, obesity and alcohol-related illnesses
2010 – 2014: the worst five-year period for living standards since records began
2010 to 2014 was the only five-year period where real disposable household income per head fell
Miliband’s foreign policy speech: something for both hawks and doves
Miliband’s speech poses as many questions as it answers
There are big differences between Labour and Conservative spending plans. The IFS just proved it
Don’t let it be lazily said that Labour and the Conservatives are ‘the same’
Tax increases are a real alternative to spending cuts
The public want honesty on tax. So why won’t politicians give it to them?
Mediterranean migrant deaths: restart the rescue, but restart nation-building in Libya too
Rescue boats alone are not enough