Look Left – Does Labour need its own Plan B?
In the wake of the autumn statement, and in the midst of the pensions dispute and eurozone crisis, focus has shifted to Labour’s policies on the economy.
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Devolved nations call for Osborne to boost growth
In anticipation for George Osborne’s autumn statement, Scotland calls for stimulus, Wales gets on with it.
Look Left – Workers prepare to fight slasher Osborne
George Osborne delivers his autumn statement on Tuesday against a backdrop of low growth, high unemployment and impending strikes, reports Shamik Das.
Hannan: Tough on knowledge, tough on the causes of knowledge
Alex Hern goes over Daniel Hannan’s performance on Question Time.
Strike build-up latest from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Scottish and Welsh patients face cancelled appointments as Northern Ireland’s SDLP outlines support for striking workers, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
Public sector jobs are growing in London and the South East; here’s why
Ed Cox and Will Cook detail the failure of the government to “rebalance” the economy, either in terms of North/South divide or Public/Private balance.
Look Left – Cameron’s Euroscepticism comes home to roost
David Cameron paid the price for his years of courting the Eurosceptics in his party ths week, reports Shamik Das.
John Humphrys is wrong, wrong, wrong on social security; here’s why
Declan Gaffney explains why John Humphrys is wrong on social security and welfare reform, ahead of the presenter’s BBC2 documentary on “The Future State of Welfare”.
Five reasons why Commons Euro vote is not Cameron’s Clause IV moment
Euroscepticism is on the rise in the Conservative party, not in decline, meaning this will not be Cameron’s much sought after Clause IV moment.
Look Left – Libya, a nation reborn
Colonel Gaddafi, dictator, despot, tyrant, mass murderer, is dead; Free Libya is born – Shamik Das rounds up the latest Libya news and looks ahead to the future.