Labour must put forward a bold and transformative economic policies. In failing to provide an alternative, the party risks normalising the return to crippling austerity, writes Sam Browse.
Tag: Economy
“Working class people are once again now looking to the trade union movement to defend them” – John McDonnell
"Whilst workers are expected to accept pay cuts, Chief Executives and company directors continue to take home exorbitant salaries and profits are used to generate massive pay outs for shareholders" - John McDonnell's foreword to the Fair Pay Now! pamphlet.
Autumn Statement expected to drive social conflict
"The Conservatives are set to punish already hard-pressed households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and drive social conflict, by prioritising sticking to their own arbitrary fiscal rules."
Government must use Autumn Statement to protect pay and shield workers from misery of recession – TUC
The TUC calls on the government to protect pay and public services, not usher in a new wave of cuts in the Autumn Statement.
Unleashing Austerity 2.0 would be an insult to the people of this country – Rebecca Long Bailey MP
"The results of 12 years of austerity driven Conservative Government already speak for themselves. For more than a decade, our public services have been driven into the ground by Tory cuts."
Labour must not legitimise austerity in the minds of the electorate – Jon Trickett MP
"We must not legitimise austerity in the minds of the electorate. If the last 12 years have taught us anything it is surely that austerity simply doesn’t work" - Jon Trickett MP
“Solidarity & unity can bring us through” – John McDonnell at #TUC2022
The "Striking Back Together" event at TUC Conference was a good illustration of the wave of Trade union militancy sweeping through the movement.
It’s not just a cost of living crisis. It’s a Tory cost of living scandal – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
"The cost of living emergency we’re facing didn’t fall from the sky but has been engineered by twelve years of Tory policy choices" - Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
The Tories are sinking our economy – Jon Trickett MP
Jon Trickett calls for a program of investment, not cuts, as Kwarteng and Truss' budget for the super-rich sinks our economy.
We Must Resist Thatcherism 2.0
The Thatcherite character of the new Tory leadership could not be clearer - we must challenge it, writes Sam Browse.