Will it work? Labour’s plan to reconceptualise the high street April 25, 2024 In this column Sam Fowles take policies on their own terms. This week he asks whether Labour's plan to revive the high street will work.
Mission Government: Why Starmer must think bigger and bigger if he wants real change April 19, 2024 Insane targets, missions CEOs and big thinking - this is the framework Starmer must adopt if he wants real change, writes Patrick King.
Labour must fund regulators or UK fintech could ‘falter’, Tony Blair’s think tank warns April 17, 2024 A potential future Labour government must pump more cash into financial regulators or else the UK's fintech sector could decline, Tony Blair’s think tank has warned.
Starmer’s most exciting policy may not be the one that garners any votes April 17, 2024 While Labour's devolution plans alone won't pull in the votes, giving the public a bit more of a say over what happens in their neighbourhoods can only be a good thing, Jessica Frank-Keyes writes
Sadiq Khan pledges to eliminate rough sleeping by 2030, if re-elected April 15, 2024 Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate rough sleeping in London by 2030, if re-elected as mayor of London.
Labour’s Yimby housing policies are vote winners – but how it sells them is crucial April 3, 2024 Labour's plans to solve the housing crisis are promising, but it needs to be tactical about how it pitches them in order to win over as many voters as possible, Jessica Frank-Keyes writes
Can private equity push Labour to ditch its carried interest reforms? March 21, 2024 Carried interest, or ‘carry’, is one of the primary ways that private equity bosses make money. But Labour is looking to change that.
Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure March 21, 2024 Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises.
Rachel Reeves: Five things we learnt from the Shadow Chancellor’s Mais Lecture March 20, 2024 Rachel Reeves likely to become the UK’s first female Chancellor, the speech was a key window into her economic thinking.
Rochdale by-election: The only winners will be the losers February 13, 2024 When the Rochdale by-election results come in on 29 February, you would be forgiven for thinking it was an identity parade. Rochdale has showcased a lack of political choice, and poor process for selecting candidates, but out of this pretty dire situation, there will be winners too. First and foremost, however, there will be the [...]