John McDonnell’s Mao zinger spectacularly backfires
The shadow chancellor quoted from Mao’s Little Red Book in his response to George Osborne’s autumn statement.
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Autumn Statement 2015: a test of competence as well as compassion
George Osborne’s chickens may be coming home to roost.
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Autumn Statement 2015: whatever you hear, don’t forget – there is an alternative
The goverment’s programme of cuts is a choice, not a certainty, says Jolyon Maugham.
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Autumn Statement 2015: How should Labour respond?
The government always gets a boost out of big setpieces. But elections are won over months not days.
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Autumn Statement 2015: will women bear the brunt again?
Time and time again, the Chancellor has chosen to balance the books on the backs of women. There’s still hope…
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John McDonnell interview: “We’re going to destroy Osborne’s credibility”
The shadow chancellor on the Spending Review, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and why trade unions will have to break the law.
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The politics of the Autumn Statement 2015: what to look out for
The cliché is that George Osborne is a very “political” Chancellor. So here are the politics shaping his Spending Review to…
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Spending Review 2015: Does George Osborne understand the cost of cutting care?
The expected funding shortfall facing adult social care in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
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