Labour failing to tackle Conservative myths on the economy, claims Welsh MP
Labour MP Geraint Davies has warned that the party has not done enough to tackle the line that Labour is responsible for the country’s economic mess.
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Opinion: the Conservatives will live to regret the EU referendum
Europe has long been a problem for the Conservative Party and whichever way the EU referendum goes has pitfalls for the Prime Minister.
Opinion: In praise of Caroline Lucas
Lewis Coyne is a member of SERA: Labour’s Environment Campaign. He writes here in a personal capacity. On Tuesday the Green MP Caroline Lucas was released on bail following her arrest in the West Sussex village of Balcombe. Lucas hadtest
Welby’s Wonga comments are a welcome intervention
The Archbishop Justin Welby is back in the news today after it emerged that he met with Errol Damelin, the chief executive of payday lender Wonga.com, to tell him he wants to put the company out of business.
Lib Dem members prefer 2015 coalition with Labour to continuing one with Tories
Liberal Democrat members would overwhelmingly prefer a post-2015 alliance with Labour to a continuing one with the Tories, according to a new poll for the Liberal Democrat Voice website.
Investors give thumbs up to Labour
Investors around the world are putting their trust in the only Labour government in the UK, according to new figures released yesterday.
Stopping payday lenders advertising won’t make the problem go away
Labour-run Plymouth council has sought measures to stop payday lending companies such as Wonga and The Money Shop from advertising on its billboards and bus stops – a move that will sit alongside agreements reached with city commercial partners to block adverts on the council’s computer network, including in libraries.
The unions and the Labour will just have to work harder to win the support of working people
According to a poll by Lord Ashcroft, a majority of Unite members don’t feel they are well represented by Ed Miliband.
Confusion reigns over government rent policy for social housing
The chancellor’s recent Spending Review announcement and a subsequent letter from a civil servant to council housing authorities confirm that the government has got itself in a real muddle over policy towards rents in social housing.
Proponents of Trident are trapped in a bygone era
The argument for keeping the Trident nuclear deterrent boils down to the following: by getting rid of Trident Britain will lose its position as a leading world power; it will also leave the country open to attack by hostile powers.