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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
Alex Hern runs over the latest news from the race to the Republican candidacy. If it weren’t so terrifying, it would be a joy to watch.
Those hoping for a change of course when the chancellor delivers his Autumn Statement will be disappointed, write IPPR’s Tony Dolphin and Adam Lent.
Campaigners and politicians across the political spectrum are outraged at the implications the closure of Swansea coastguard station will have for safety.
Kevin Meagher writes about the stunning new study on Orange Order attitudes in Northern Ireland
Alex Hern reports on Vince Cable’s announcement of his and his department’s support of Conservative donor Adrian Beecroft’s anti-worker employment reforms
Community Links’s Joe Randall explains the case for preventative spending, and argues that it is time the government actually acts on their rhetoric.
Tony Burke runs over the numbers for pay inflation and finds that they are grim.
James Graham argues that the party funding reforms could be the impetus for Labour and the unions to redefine their relationship with each other that both have needed for a long time.
George Osborne didn’t sell Northern Rock at 80% of book value, but at 66% of book value, reports Cormac Hollingsworth.
Alex Hern asks why there is such silence from on the risk to democracy which the credit ratings agencies represent.
