It’s the economy stupid
Frank McKenna reflects on this weeks Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
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Frank McKenna reflects on this weeks Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Labour’s conference wasn’t the celebration that it might have been, nor was it the shambles some had hoped for. But Labour does need to get a grip on it’s appalling communications strategy according to Jo Phillips.
Jim blogs on Rachel Reeves first moves as Chancellor, condemns Farage comments on Southport tragedy and looks at the Tory leadership race.
The Bank of England won’t save the Tories, and with a betting scandal now hammering the final nail in their coffin, Jim’s blog includes the first part of a survey of NW seats.
Labours shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Mis Lecture this week. Did she lay out a progressive programme of economic reform, or has her pragmatism taken her to a place where she is simply promising to be Continuity Jeremy Hunt?
In his blog Jim asks if Rachael Reeves still wants the job of Chancellor after Jeremy Hunt has stolen her policies and left a legacy of tax increases and spending cuts.
On the eve of the Budget Jim has been asking the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, about her cautious approach to Labour spending plans. Meanwhile the Chancellor is more worried about his backbenchers calling for tax cuts now.