Opinion: Austerity Is Back, Baby
Matteo Tiratelli
Rachel Reeves imagines Blackrock will fill the void left by her deliberate under-investment, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Where have I heard that one before?
Tag: george osborne
Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game
Juliet Jacques
From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.
Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations
Aydin Dikerdem
The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.
Opinion: While the Tories Remain in Power, Austerity Will Never Be Off the Agenda
Grace Blakeley
With many on the left triumphantly declaring the end of austerity, its architect, George Osborne, is already preparing for the next round, writes Grace Blakeley.
5 Peculiar Aspects of the Modern Conservative Party
Carl Rowlands
With the Conservatives rocked by the first high-level ministerial resignation of this government, and cracks emerging over the question of Europe, it’s a good time to examine some aspects of the modern Conservative party that tend to be overlooked.
Novara FM: “Cocktail of Threats”: The Politics of Permanent Crisis
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Joana Ramiro and James Meadway as they discuss the Chancellor's sudden decision to highlight ongoing risks and threats to the UK economy.
Long Read: ASR-Hole, Period Drama and Osborne’s Blood Money
Cameron Holleran
Sunday Long Read: The autumn spending review revealed Osborne will maintain the loathsome tampon tax and offer the cash to women's charities in a pathetic attempt to patch over the disproportionate effects his welfare cuts have on women.
Osborne’s budget ‘surplus lock’ is a scam to encourage more borrowing from the City
Joel Benjamin
George Osborne's proposed budget 'surplus lock' will commit future governments to running surpluses when the country is not in recession. Not only will it restrict future public spending, it will channel public money into City banks.
7 Things You Need to Know About ‘Help to Buy’
Aaron Bastani
The state is now repeatedly resuscitating the economy through stimulating demand for housing with the guarantee of easy credit. As 'Help to Buy' rolls out (against the advice of the OECD), who are the real winners and losers?
Don’t Spend It All At Once! 7 Things ‘Wage Increases’ Can’t Hide
Eleanor Penny
As George Osborne heralds the arrival of new figures which put average earnings above inflation for the first time in four years, we cut through the smoke, mirrors and bell ringing to show how misdirection can't mitigate the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Novara FM: ‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: Assessing #Budget2014
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss 'Budget 2014'.
Proletarian Pantomine: 8 Politicians Who Slum It Like the Rest of Us
Novara Reporters
Grant Shapps' patronising beer and bingo tweet captured the popular imagination this week as social media leapt on the opportunity to create some pithy parodies, exposing the Conservatives as out-of-touch contra to their claims of being the 'Workers' Party'. Shapps isn't the first and won't be the last to fail at getting down with the proles.
‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: 5 Things About #Budget2014
Aaron Bastani
Here Aaron Bastani takes a quick look at today's budget. Little has changed from the growth model leading up to the crisis of 2008 he says and the budget is filled with assumptions and projections that are bordering on delusional.