Voters want public ownership by ratio of 4 to 1
Almost half of voters would be more likely to vote for a party that promoted public ownership ahead of outsourcing and privatisation, according to a new poll.
Today’s Sun front page: sensationalist, dishonest and an example of everything that’s wrong with the press
Today’s Sun front page represents the absolute worst of our printed media.
Privatisation could leave Royal Mail customers trecking miles for their mail
The privatisation of Royal Mail could leave many customers having to treck miles to their local delivery office, as buildings in prime locations are sold to give investors a windfall.
Message from Tory conference: Don’t vote Conservative if you’re under 25
Under Tory plans you could make National Insurance contributions for nine years yet still not be entitled to social security support should you lose your job.
Rightly or wrongly, profit and big business *are* dirty words to the electorate
Launching a triumphalist defence of the very entities the public increasingly feel they are being ripped off by may please your average strident Thatcherite, but it’s unlikely to go down anywhere near as well outside of the conference hall.
Look Left going out shortly – sign up to receive it by email
Look Left, our daily political round up, will be going out shortly.
‘The man who hated Britain’: why there was a lot to hate about 1940s Britain
Five things any right minded person SHOULD have hated about 1940s Britain.
Who benefits from a freeze in fuel duty?
Just who benefits from the freeze on fuel duty announced by chancellor George Osborne today?
Just 28% of spouses gain from Tory marriage tax break
Just 28 per cent of couples in marriages or civil partnerships will benefit from the Tory proposals to ‘reward’ marriage in the tax system, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Those targeted by new Workfare scheme make up just 2% of benefits bill
Those targeted by a new workfare scheme to be announced by chancellor George Osborne today make up just 5 per cent of JSA claims and 2.5 per cent of the benefits bill.