
Comment: Labour is now the party of pragmatists
Britain needs a diversified economy — Tory opposition to it is purely ideological

Britain needs a diversified economy — Tory opposition to it is purely ideological

We need to change the conversation by getting rid of purposeless fiscal rules

Just 21 per cent of people believe that George Osborne is doing a good job

The numbers behind Osborne’s statement clearly show the failure of the Government’s strategy

Rapid reactions to George Osborne’s budget from charities, think-tanks, trade unions and political parties

Job insecurity is increasing as zero hours contracts and self-employment extend across the economy, while full-time jobs decline dramatically

Increased spending is advised if growth slows, but will George Osborne listen?

New figures show that construction output decreased in the last quarter

Any claim that a policy for trade, ‘competitiveness’ or exports will create jobs is normally wrong

Scapegoating benefit claimants allows the government to deflect attention from its own economic failures, and to make more ideologically motivated cuts