What I think
Economy
The Industrial Strategy must reduce Inequality
Even by their own standards and targets, the Tories have overseen seven long years of failed economic policy.
Labour must say it: Britain should stay in the single market after Brexit
Conservative pressure is growing for Theresa May to walk away with no deal. To protect working people from this disaster, Labour needs to act now
Britain should rebuild the global order – or face the consequences
Brexit should not be an excuse to turn inwards.
As Labour politicians, we reject a hard-right Brexit, and defend the Single Market
We oppose the Brexit policy being dictated by the Tory right. Leaving the single market would cost public services £31bn. Our party should fight that.
Tory austerity has failed – now a united Labour must see off May
What this election showed was that rather than being a force for economic competence, the Tories have lost all credibility.
The Tories lecture about strength and unity while old divisions threaten to break apart the UK
The Tory record is one of failure and hypocrisy, and this manifesto is no different.
The Labour alternative
We can can build a new economic and political settlement which avoids a return to New Labour or to electoral failure.
In The Autumn Statement, The Government Failed To Deliver On The Promises Of Their Pro-Leave Members
We need to hold the Leavers, especially Boris and his friends in Government, to account.
It’s time for George Osborne to break his bad Budget habits and commit to investment
A leopard never changes its spots, as George Osborne's regressive 2016 Budget shows.