‘Starmer must avoid Biden’s strategic mistake’: Reactions to Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’
‘Unless economic growth delivers material benefits for more of us, Starmer risks suffering the same fate as US President Biden.’
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Five key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ speech
The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has laid out the six new milestones for his government as part of Labour’s Plan for Change.
The degrowth agenda is a political dead end masquerading as environmental salvation
Let’s build the future we want to see, not destroy it.
Excessive deregulation means that the UK is hurtling towards the next crash
Deregulation creates opportunities for bankers to take reckless risks with other people’s money, collect bonuses and destabilise economies.
Parmjit Dhanda: Heathrow Expansion can Deliver the Growth Britain Needs
In 2015, the Independent Airport’s Commission (led by Sir Howard Davies) concluded that, by 2060, a new runway at Heathrow would create £147 billion for the UK economy.
The privatised water industry shows how the British economy is rife with predatory practices
‘With the full approval of the state, too many industries are dominated by organisations of dubious practices, if not downright criminal activities.’
Revealed: Who the public still trust on the economy
Labour have highlighted the need for tough choices
Labour’s Darren Jones takes Tory MP apart on Question Time panel for wrecking the economy
“Did Labour want that inheritance? Absolutely not.”
The budget has missed an opportunity to create a fairer tax system, reduce inequalities and boost people’s purchasing power
The government will need to abandon Tory economic policies, redistribute income and wealth, eradicate poverty, strengthen worker rights, and take essential services in public ownership.
Chart shows how poorest households gain most, while wealthiest pay most after Labour’s budget
With economists and analysts still digesting Labour’s first budget in 14 years, one thing is becoming increasingly clear, those on lower incomes stand to benefit the most while the wealthiest households will pay the most. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set outtest