Reeves’ Budget Shows Labour’s Backbenchers Are Calling the Shots
Ash Sarkar
Next May’s elections could further strengthen the hand of rebellious MPs.
Tag: budget
Landlord Tax and Two-Child Benefit Cap: What Happened in the Budget?
Simon Childs
Won't somebody please think of the landlords?
Carer’s Allowance Crisis Leaves Hundreds of Thousands in Debt
A new report into the Department for Work and Pensions blames repeated Tory failures for pushing hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt and distress. Plus: Why right-wing slop is taking over social media. With Aaron Bastani, NoJusticeMTG, Dale Vince & Chris Bratt (PeopleMakeGames)
The Chancellor’s New Revenue Plans Are a Boon to the Wealthiest
Steven Methven
Bond markets call the shots.
The Budget Is Socialism for the Rich, Austerity for the Poor
James Meadway
Think of the bankers.
Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’
James Meadway
A vapid obsession.
Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap
James Meadway
The chancellor scheduled austerity for after the election and stole a key Labour policy.
Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?
Edie Miller
He wants to turn nurseries into battery farms.
Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?
Tom Peters
They crave chaos.
If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel
James Meadway
Still, there are reasons for hope.
Mini-Budget: Attacks on Trade Unions, Tax Cuts for the Rich
Simon Childs
"The most socially divisive budget in a generation.”
The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?
James Meadway
The goal is wide open.
Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis
Ell Folan
You can’t nail Russia for this one, I'm afraid.
What’s in Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget?
Rishi Sunak’s budget may have come with some big spending pledges, but it’s nowhere near enough to undo a decade of austerity.
John McDonnell’s Message to Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak will this week deliver a budget and spending review that will shape how Britain rebuilds following Covid-19. We speak to former shadow chancellor John McDonnell about what he thinks should be in it.
Rishi Sunak Found the Magic Money Tree
After 2010 British politics was shaped by one idea above all others: austerity. We were told that there wasn’t enough money to pay for EMA, university fees, council housing or even the existing range of benefits. And yet the government’s response to Covid-19 demonstrates the extent to which that was a political choice rather than […]
After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?
James Meadway
Rishi Sunak wants to appear radical while cementing the status quo - and unless the left presents an alternative, he will.
What’s in Rishi Sunak’s Budget?
Does Rishi Sunak’s budget speech show the Tories have finally dumped Osbornomics to instead channel John McDonnell?