Class, inequality and the state at the Fabian conference
Carl Packman reports back on the class, inequality and the state session at the Fabian Society New Year Conference.
Carl Packman reports back on the class, inequality and the state session at the Fabian Society New Year Conference.
George Irvin argues that Labour shouldn’t have bought in to the narrative about debt, and presents the true economic position.
Ed Balls seized the initiative on the economy last night by announcing Labour, if elected, couldn’t commit to reversing the coalition’s cuts, reports Shamik Das.
Wonga: Their annoying adverts are everywhere, they continue to prey on the vulnerable, yet this week, we got them to take down a page targeting students.
Stewart Lansley argues that high income inequality leads to economic slumps; we can only solve the latter if we deal with the former
It was revealed today that Margaret Thatcher was advised to abandon Liverpool to “managed decline” by Geoffrey Howe in 1981; Gavin Knight looks at her legacy.
Stewart Lansley argues that the crisis we are suffering is one of demand and inequality, and that we can solve both with a one-off redistribution of wealth.
While the Lords votes on the NHS reforms, Labour will use an Opposition Day Debate in the Commons to debate the economy, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Stewart Lansley presents new evidence that pre-80s managed socialism was actually more successful than the market socialism that replaced it.
Average UK living standards are in their first prolonged decline since the late 1920s. Most attribute this to the recession, but its roots go back a lot further.